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Faith to Divide, Faith to Unite - Interfaith Dialogue in Youth Work

Start date: May 5, 2016, End date: Aug 4, 2017,

Although religious identification is seen on a decrease in many western European states, tensions and discrimination based on religious terms still form a common concern. Especially in the light of the refugee crisis and the increasing religious diversification in western European states, the need for projects, which give the chance for a constructive and mutual exchange between faith groups, can ...
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Activists against Xenocide

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

Activists against Xenocide invites 19 professionals of non- formal education and 30 young people between 16 and 19 years old from DK, DE, EE, GR, GB and PL to a training and youth exchange to learn about the reasons, conditions and consequences of migration and fleeing today and in the past. Participants are encouraged to take part in an intercultural exchange and discuss during workshops, semi ...
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DEMOCRACY - YOUTH - POWER: Theory and practice of youth empowerment

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

One of the main goal of the youth work consists of educate young people to play the role of “agents of change” in their local communities by fostering their sense of active citizenship as well as political and democracy education. However, youth workers and youth leaders cannot sometimes succeed in this above all for two reasons. Firstly, they tend to hold (consciously or not) decision-making powe ...
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Peace Praxis - Partnerships for non-violent conflict transformation

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

International tensions and conflicts form an ongoing concern for Europe and its neighboring regions. As developments in the last years have shown even military confrontations are not off the agenda and reached close to the borders of the European Union. The resulting mistrust and hatred between the conflicting parties are not possible to only be solved on a political level but need to be accompani ...
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Actors of Transition - Spreading Sustainability in Europe

Start date: Nov 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

“Actors of Transition – Spreading Sustainability in Europe“ is an international training course on active EU citizenship, climate change und environmental protection. The goal is to qualify 24 youth workers from Armenia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Moldova, Poland, Serbia and Spain as multipliers of sustainable development and active participation. After completion of the course, the participants wi ...
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Democracy in Europe: Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

The Training Course "Democracy in Europe: Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion" raises awareness of our own behaviors that are exclusive and inclusive, within the context of societal issues based on these values, namely the Refugee crisis in Europe. The project takes the refugee situation in Europe as the context for which such values could be discussed, based on the policies of differing countrie ...
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Salaam-Shalom Interfaith Learning

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Salaam-Shalom Interfaith Learning is a project meant to bring together people of different faiths, with special focus on the Jewish-Muslim relations in Europe. Violence and wars around the world can create a segregation between these two communities, and media can help spread this fear by reporting on the rise of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Europe. Rather than treat these two forms of disc ...
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Youth work as a school of democracy - Democracy education revisited

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

One of the ongoing challenges and tasks for a democracy is to develop a democratic culture among its citizens. Democratic institutions certainly form an important base but without the development of corresponding attitudes among the people, they are running the risk to remain an empty shelf.For the field of youth work the question therefore appears to what extend it can contribute to the developme ...
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Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion: positive about youth

Start date: Jul 17, 2014, End date: Jul 16, 2016,

This Training Course for youth workers will bring together 48 people from 12 countries - Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Norway, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Spain and the UK. It will take place in Worcester, UK, 1-7 November 2014. Recent events in Ukraine bring the need for peacebuilding and social cohesion sharply into focus. It is as neccessary now as it has ever been. This was ...
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The end of culture ? - Investigations in the theory and practice of interculturality

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

Although the concepts of Intercultural Learning and Dialogue have attracted severe criticism in the last decades, they still form an important role in the self-conceptions of international youth work. One could reduce this persistency to the argument that it just forms a traditional concept, which keeps to be transmitted without further reflections. However it can also be seen as a sign that the f ...
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Don’t judge a book by its cover: Empowering youngsters to organize a Human Library

Start date: Aug 30, 2015, End date: May 29, 2016,

The Human Library is an innovative method designed to promote dialogue, challenge prejudices and encourage understanding. The main characteristics of the project are to be found in its simplicity and positive approach. It is created by members of the Danish youth organization Stop the violence in 2000 and it is now operational in more than 60 countries. The Human Library is a public event, where i ...
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Towards a Culture of Democracy - Advanced Betzavta Training Course

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

The project consortium of "Towards a Culture of Democracy - Advanced Betzavta Training Course" consists of the coordinator, Kreisau-Initiative, with eight partner organizations from Armenia, Croatia, Denmark, Georgia, Poland, Romania and Serbia. These organizations represent the many shades of democracy that exist across Europe, each country coming with its own challenges in how to create change ...
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United in Diversity ? - Theory and practice of integration work

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

Loooking at the reality of contemporary Europe it becomes clear that the European motto of "United in Diversity" is becoming a challenge not so much in between nations but within the nation states itself. Numerous factors have led to a situation of increased cultural diversity within the European states, which also leads to new challenges for youth workers regarding the integration of minorities a ...
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What YOUth believe - Interfaith Dialogue in youth work

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

The increasing cultural diversification within contemporary Europe also leads to a greater variety in religious terms. In the recent years increasing tensions between religious groups can be registered and resentments based on misconceptions and stereotypical perceptions of 'the other' form a common concern in many European countries. One way to prevent the resulting discrimination on religious ...
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Betzavta International: Learning the Language of Democracy

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

The training course offered here is called Betzavta International: Learning the Language of Democracy. The Betzavta method is used to look at how democracy works (or does not work) in a small group and provides a space of self-reflection for every individual to think of their role in a group and in the larger society. Although Betzavta is gaining increasing international popularity due to its abi ...
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Conflict Management tools for youth workers

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

On an everyday basis, youth workers are dealing with conflicts. They are in touch with youngsters, sponsors and authorities. They ‘move’ in different local cultures, effectively as a mediator between different interests. It makes their work most valuable, as they are usually also working with vulnerable groups. On a daily basis they deal with many visions, which do not always go hand in hand with ...
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Experience Democracy: From the personal to the political

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Jul 31, 2015,

'Experience Democracy: From the personal to the political' allows participants to take a closer look at how democracy is experienced within a group. There are many theories and discussions about democracy, but not very many trainings who put the practice of democracy under a microscope. The goal of this training is for every participants to reflect on how they behave within a group, and what the ...
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Transforming the iceberg - Theory and practice of intercultural dialogue

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2015,

In recent years debates about concepts of intercultural learning have become quite controversial within the European youth work sphere. While some actors are taking a highly critical stance and are close to condemn the whole idea of interculturality as highly fictional and problematic, there are also some more moderate voices who see the need for modifications without neglecting the influence of c ...
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Learning the Language of Democracy - Betzavta Training Course

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2015,

Learning the Language of Democracy took the concepts and principles of democracy and gave a new relevance to it by applying these concepts to the workings of a small group. Instead of only talking about the theories of equality, freedom, inclusion, Learning the Language of Democracy let participants reflect on whether their actions reflect their theories. Through interactive activities combined wi ...
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Integration and Identity

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

"Looking at the reality of contemporary Europe it becomes clear that the European motto of "United in Diversity" is becoming a more and more important topic not so much in between nations but within the nation states itself. The migration flows of the last decades let to situation in which the percentage of migrants or people with migration background living in today's Europe is on a new high and ...
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Democracy in Action

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

...l right to freedom. This goal is achieved through an experiential learning process, shaped by the naturally existing dynamics of the group. Democracy in Action consists of the host organization, Mellem Education, with six partner organizations from Germany, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Croatia, Romania and Armenia. These organizations represent the many shades of democracy that exist across Europe, ...
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