Training course: Pride without Prejudice

Location: Antwerp, Belgium – FL

Dates: 20-26 November 2016

Number of participants: 26

Participating countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Poland, Romania

Organizer: Outcomers

Apply here: fill the application form and send to alessandro.boussalem@gmail.com

Deadline to apply: 14 October 2016

Date of Selection: 17 October 2016

Inquiries about this training course: Alessandro Boussalem: gojic.sandra@gmail.com or: alessandro.boussalem@gmail.com

For general Inquiries and consultation: Contact Here

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme. Financial conditions: The food and accommodation will be provided and paid by the organizers. Participation fee: There will be participation fee of 50 euros. This amount will be deducted from the travel
expenses during the transfer of the reimbursement. Travel costs: Travels costs will be covered according to the rules of European Commission and reimbursed by bank transfer after the course. The participants will have to pre-finance their transport arrangements. Reimbursement
Travel costs can be reimbursed maximum up to the following amounts: Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Malta, Poland, Romania 225 euros, Cyprus 310 euros *please note that participation fee has already been deducted from these amounts.

Pride without Prejudice

“Pride without prejudice – training course for youth workers dealing with the intersection of sexual/gender identity and ethnic/cultural diversity.”

ATTENTION: This is a last minute call to only fill some empty places, the majority of participants are already nominated. We are looking in total for 8 participants from Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Poland and Romania. All participants from Belgium are nominated already.

Background and theme of the training course

With the gradual multiculturalization of Europe and current migrant crisis, youth workers and organizations across Europe face everyday challenge of understanding and supporting young people coming from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The added challenge rises up when youth workers face the invisible minority within these groups – Young People of diverse sexual and gender identities. Therefore, organizations now have to operate in context where sexual/gender identity and ethnic/cultural affiliation are sometimes in conflict, and they need to develop appropriate skills that will allow them to effectively support this group of Young people. As a response to these challenges, we believe youth workers should discover, develop and promote best youth work practices and by creating international network of organizations working on this issue.

Overall aim

The overall aim is to improve capacities and empower youth workers to work effectively and respectfully at the intersection of sexual/gender identity and culture/ethnical diversity.
Furthermore this TC aims to develop the skills necessary to engage with individuals different from themselves with an open mind by accepting diversity and encouraging young people in their capacity to do the same.

Objectives
To raise (self) awareness and understanding of sexual/gender identity & cultural/ethnic diversity

To recognize and challenge stereotypes that exist in European societiesTo promote Intercultural learning

To support participants in cultivating capacities that are transferable to their own environment

To explore and develop soft skills and competences in combining both sexual/gender
and cultural diversity perspectives

To create space for sharing good practices around sexual/gender identity and ethnic/cultural diversity

To support participants in identifying common challenges, opportunities and solutions in this area of work

To learn more about the Erasmus+ program and its actions, and provide space for creating new partnerships and new projects

The approach and methodology

This training course will be based on non-formal and informal education with an inclusive and norm-critical approach. The training course will be characterised by highly participatory, interactive and experiential methods. The working methods will include: working in pairs and small groups, discussion, sharing, intercultural activities, workshops developed by the participants, role plays, theory and practice, exploring the local reality, reflection.

Target group
Youth workers, individuals and organizations who work with young people and are interested in the intersection of ethnic/cultural diversity & sexual/gender identity. We are looking for professionals who are willing to improve their capacities in this field and can adapt what they learn into their practice. We want to emphasize that we are looking for serious participants who are eager to learn, who are coming to the venue only for the training course learning process and who are ready to reflect, share experience and participate in all activities.