Themes of the training course:
Cultural diversity can be used as a positive and powerful tool within local youth work activities and European youth exchanges by active participation of young people. To build tolerance towards cultural diversity and find common European roots throughout the active participation of young people can be a great step towards prevent radicalisation of young people.
The overall aim of the training course is to train youth workers, youth leaders to be capable for preparing, implementing, and evaluating workshops on cultural diversity in local level and within youth exchanges as part of preventing radicalisation of young people. To raise awareness on cultural diversity and to develop competences for using cultural diversity as a positive and powerful tool within local and European youth work. To understand and develop different ways of active participation of young people within cultural diversity projects.
Learning objectives of the training course are:
- To raise understanding in human rights educational approaches mainly in connection with cultural diversity;
- To develop an understanding about aspects of active youth participation and critical way of thinking with elements and methods of non formal education;
- To be aware of importance of cultural diversity in local, regional and international level and to develop skills and attitudes to motivate and actively involve young people in human rights youth projects as preventing radicalisation of young people;
- To develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to prepare, run and evaluate a cultural diversity workshop locally and within youth exchanges;
- To offer the opportunity to meet partner groups and develop concrete ideas for future projects focusing on cultural diversity and active participation of young people in order to prevent radicalisation of young people.
The methodology of the training course:
The course is designed as an open learning process based on participants’ experience and exchange. The training course will follow the non-formal education approach. A combination of the different creative and interactive methods will be used by the international trainers’ team and designed upon the profile of participants. The learning of new skills, the acquisition of knowledge and the exchange and challenge of each other’s attitude and experience are very important for this training course.
Some of the examples of methods that are going to be used in this training course: individual and group activities, work on practical examples in a small groups, thematic workshops, role plays, theoretical inputs, discussions on follow – up and activities after this training course.
Theoretical part of the training course:
- To explore the meaning and understanding of culture, cultural identity, cultural diversity, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination;
- To find the link between culture and radicalism based on exclusion and xenophobia;
- To get to know the proposal of Council of Europe regarding to Preventing the radicalisation of children and young people by fighting the root causes;
- To explore the suggestions and actions made by European Commission for Tackling radicalisation through education and youth action;
- To explore Examples for preventing radicalism by European Institute of Piece;
- To explore non-formal educational methods and tools for preventing radicalisation of young people;
- To explore cultural diversity as a positive tool for tolerance and acceptance within development of intercultural sensitiveness;
- To refresh knowledge on youth exchanges according to the proposals of Erasmus+ programme.
Practical parts of the training course:
- To prepare, run and evaluate workshops on cultural diversity so called No radicalism in local level and within European youth exchanges;
- To initiate youth exchanges prevent radicalisation of young people as future cooperation among project partners.
Duration is 7 full working days.
Training course is based on the proposal of Council of Europe regarding to Preventing the radicalisation of children and young people by fighting the root causes, the suggestions and actions made by European Commission for Tackling radicalisation through education and youth action, Examples for preventing radicalism by European Institute of Piece.
