A training course on building the resilience of youth workers
Duration
January 2025 – January 2026
Location
Munich, Germany
Partners
Peace Up! (Germany), Wonderers Collective (Spain), IASMOS Collective Project (Greece), Hade (Cyprus), Centro Studi Sereno Regis (Italy), Peace Ambassadors Poland (Poland)
Target group
Youth workers, educators, trainers, community leaders, and young people involved in youth work, peacebuilding, human rights education, and community development who want to strengthen their resilience and trauma-informed practice
About the project
“It starts with us” supports youth workers in building the personal resilience and practical skills needed to work with young people in increasingly complex and challenging environments.
Youth workers often support young people affected by conflict, social tensions, discrimination, and uncertainty, while facing emotional challenges themselves. To create sustainable and supportive learning environments, they also need opportunities to strengthen their own wellbeing, resilience, and professional practice.
Through experiential learning, peer exchange, and practical tools, the project explores trauma-informed practice, conflict sensitivity, emotional literacy, self-care, and resilience. Participants develop the knowledge and confidence to care for themselves while creating safer and more supportive spaces for young people in their communities.
Objectives
- To strengthen resilience and wellbeing
- To develop trauma-informed and conflict-sensitive youth work
- To build self-awareness and emotional literacy
- To promote peer support and mutual learning
- To equip participants with practical resilience-building tools
- To inspire local follow-up initiatives
Activities
- Training Course – “It starts with us”: Building the resilience of youth workers
- Webinar on somatic experience
- Empathy group meetings
- Follow-up activities
Learning materials
- Article: LIVING PEACE – The role of youth in building peace
- Article: It starts with us – training on building the resilience of youth workers
Funding
This project is financed by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme, Jugend für Europa, Erasmus+ National Agency of Germany.
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