DDP-YD/ETD (2023) 34 Strasbourg, 22 February 2023
Training course for youth workers
on human rights education
with young Ukrainian refugees and
host communities in Romania
Youth Centre FNT/Centrul de tineret FNT
Bucharest, 27 February - 4 March 2023
DRAFT PROGRAMME
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Sunday, 26 February 2023
Arrival of participants
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Welcome activities
Monday, 27 February 2023
9:30 Opening session with:
o Mihai Vilcea, President of the National Youth Foundation
o Ruxandra Pandea, Coordinator of Democracy Here | Democracy Now , Council of Europe
9:45 The training course: aim, objectives, programme, methodology, expected results
10:00 Getting to know each other and our expectations
11:00 Break
11:30 Teambuilding
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Exploring the realities and experiences of work of the participants
15:30 Break
16:00 The role of youth work, youth workers and youth centres in creating a culture of human rights
17:30 Daily evaluation and reflection
18:30 Dinner
20:00 Evening programme
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
9:30 Introduction to human rights
11:00 Break
11:30 The European system of protection of human rights
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Human rights of refugees: the situation in Romania with Anastasiia Pyroh, Jesuit Refugee Service Romania
15:30 Break
16:00 Exploring specific human rights themes: discrimination and hate speech, gender, social rights
17:30 Daily evaluation and reflection
18:30 Dinner
Free evening
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
9:30 Experiencing Compass
11:00 Break
11:30 Experiencing Compass
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Human rights education – the Compass approach
15:30 Break
16:00 Human rights education with young refugees – understanding trauma
17:30 Daily evaluation and reflection
18:30 Dinner
20:00 Evening programme
Thursday, 2 March 2023
9:30 Programme design in human rights education
11:00 Break
11:30 Debriefing and educational evaluation in human rights education
13:00 Lunch
Free afternoon and evening, self-organised dinner
Friday, 3 March 2023
9:30 Ensuring a participatory approach in the design of the educational programme of the youth centres
11:00 Break
11:30 Youth centres as safe spaces for young people with Matey Nikolov, with Matey Nikolov, Young people’s leadership advisor, ActionAid International
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Support for action:
- Council of Europe
- European Union
15:30 Break
16:00 Planning human rights education in the programme of the youth centres
17:30 Daily evaluation and reflection
18:30 Dinner
20:00 Evening programme
Saturday, 4 March 2023
9:30 Planning human rights education in the programme of the youth centres
11:00 Break
11:30 Planning human rights education in the programme of the youth centres
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Me as a youth worker: reflecting on my learning needs
15:30 Break
16:00 Evaluation and closure of the training course
18:30 Dinner
20:00 Farewell party
About the training courses
Following the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, youth work stakeholders have responded fast to the situation caused by the war in Ukraine by providing support either within the country or to Ukrainian youth that took refuge in other member states of the Council of Europe.
The National Foundation for Youth in Romania is one of the youth work stakeholders that responds to the challenges and needs of Ukrainian youth taking refuge in Romania through a complex programme run through youth centres in 10 cities in Romania. The response includes psychological support and language classes, but as well youth work activities that target both the young Ukrainian refugees as well as the hosting communities. The vast majority of young refugees are women, therefore questions of gender equality, gender-based violence and generally gender sensitivity need to be addressed through the project as well. The work done involves work in mixed teams (Ukrainian and Romanian) to identify the needs of young people, including outreach youth work, and to offer a regular programme of activities in the youth centres based on the needs identified, creating a safe space for youth engagement and solidarity, while countering hate speech and discrimination. The youth workers involved in the project offer support to ensure access to rights (education, employment, etc) as well as emotional and social support, but as well prepare all young people in the community for youth participation, human rights respect, and intercultural dialogue.
The project builds on the experience and standards developed by the Council of Europe for youth work, human rights education with young people, the Quality standards for youth centres the Youth work portfolio, and, most notably, the Council of Europe recommendation CM/Rec(2019)4 on supporting young refugees in transition to adulthood.
The Youth Department project on revitalising democracy builds on the achievements of the youth campaign Democracy Here | Democracy Now and supports the implementation of the Call for action launched by the participants in the Youth Action Week: Democracy Now! That took place in Strasbourg, July 2022. The call particularly highlights the need to support the participation and human rights of young refugees.
In this framework, the National Foundation for Youth (FNT – Romania) and the Youth Department of the Council of Europe organise two training courses for youth workers involved in activities dedicated to support young Ukrainian refugees and their hosting communities in Romania.
The training courses will take place in Bucharest in Youth Centre FNT / Centrul de tineret FNT (Str. Caderea Bastiliei 11) between 27 February and 4 March 2023.
Arrival day is 26 February, departure – 4 March 2023. The two training courses will be held in parallel, one of them in Ukrainian language, while the other in English language.
The training courses are co-funded by the European Union.
The training courses aim to equip the youth workers involved in the project with the relevant competences to implement quality youth work activities and responses to support the successful inclusion of young Ukrainian refugees in Romania.
The objectivesof the training courses are:
- To introduce participants to the approaches and quality standards of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe to youth work, youth participation and human rights education;
- To enhance their competences as youth workers by providing learning opportunities for rights and value-based quality youth work with a focus on:
o Human rights and human rights education
o Participatory youth work
o Inclusion of young refugees
o Work and support for young people affected by war
- To empower youth workers to support the inclusion of young refugees and the solidarity of host communities through youth engagement
- To strengthen cooperation and teamwork among the participants.