Duration :
9 – 17 Jan 2024
Project code :
Coordinating organization :
DIALOGOS e.V., Germany
Partner organization :
Cyclo Project ry, Finland
altera lab, Armenia
OTTOVOLANTE, Italy
Creative Youth Platform, Georgia
Do Great Things, Latvia
Objective
Conflict transformation and non-violent communication tools are necessary in the contemporary world due to the amount of violence, aggression and warfare happening around us. Violent strategies to approach conflict cause a common threat to humanity, which leads to relations of competition and mistrust between humans. These patterns are deeply rooted in the culture at all levels that can become dramatically harmful to human relationships. Taking into account the above mentioned context, the specific objectives of the proposed TC are:
- To equip youth workers and leaders from Program and EECA Partner countries with the tools of conflict transformation and non-violent communication
- To promote conscious and non-violent behavior among participants with the use of non-formal education methods to be afterwards applied in their workplaces with young people
- To get acquainted with the situation of conflict transformation in the participating countries and make the exchange of best practices
- To develop participants’ competences on intercultural learning, communication and culture of peace to be transferred in further work with their target groups
- To form a network among like-minded organisations and develop follow-up projects within the project topic
Feedback
The training course taught us valuable tools for nonviolent communication and conflict resolution. The participating countries were Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Italy, Germany, Armenia and Georgia. We immersed ourselves to the topics in different workshops that included poetry, rap, art and games. We also made surveys for each other, and explored the city of Aparan while interviewing the locals. Participants also had the opportunity to organize workshops on topics of their choice. The workshops included for example embodiment, stress management and nonverbal communication. During the free-time the participants were able to explore the cities near-by and hike on the mountains. All in all, the training course taught new techniques to deal with conflicts in a peaceful way, which is meaningful especially during these times in this world full of conflicts.
— Alisa Koponen
Cyclo Project ry 