Erasmus Plus Opportunity - "You are not alone"

Training on improving youth work methods and tools for well-being, empowerment and advocacy of minority youth through theatre techniques

21-29 April 2021, ZOOM Platform

Themes of the training:

Exploring three crucial paths for supporting minorities including migrants and refugees to enable collective impact: Well-being, Empowerment and Advocacy.

The overall aim of the training is to train youth workers being able to use theatre techniques such as Stanislavsky Theatre (psychological theatre), improvisation theatre methods and pantomime methods in order to support dealing with the needs of minority youth including migrants and refugees.

Participating countries: UK, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Spain, Turkey, France, Bulgaria, Italy, Austria.

Learning objectives of the training are:

• To increase the ability of youth workers addressing the needs of minority young people including migrants and refugees;
• To develop new methods of work with minorities, especially through theatre techniques;
• To raise youth workers' awareness and understanding of other cultures and countries, offering them the opportunity to build networks of international contacts;
• To invent youth exchanges addressing the needs and interests of minority youth according to the proposals of Erasmus+ programme.

The methodology of the training: The training course will be based on non-formal education. Its methodology will be learner – centred. It will consists of theoretical elements about Erasmus+, theory about theatre and drama methodology, practical elements of equipping youth workers in theatre tools to work with minorities and empower them.