The members of partner organisations of “Fa-silly-tators” had identified the need of NFE trainers and facilitators to be aware of the role and effects of humour in their work with young people. Humour is a constant aspect of our work, but this does not mean that we have all reflected on it, are aware of what is appropriate (especially in the intercultural, European context), what are potential conflicts and how humour can be used in a constructive way in different moments of a project. It is also rarely addressed specifically in Trainings of Trainers. Already at the starting stage should NFE practitioners in our opinion be made aware of the constructive and destructive effects humour can have in NFE. It is a lack of such reflection that has pushed us to create the seminar “Fa-silly-tators! Exploring humour in non-formal education and youth projects”. The reflection during the seminar was both Personal: How do I use humour in NFE and youth work? What effects does that have? How timely and appropriate is it? Does it contribute to learning or could it offend participants? (in sessions and as part of the daily reflection groups) And general: How can we use humour to make groups grow closer and stronger? What is the role of running inside jokes in a project and what do we need to keep in mind, when fostering them? What jokes are appropriate and at what time of group dynamics? When do jokes become microaggressions? What is feminist/antiracist/queer/etc. humour? What‘s so funny about national stereotypes and what‘s problematic around them? How can we use humour to reinforce, disrupt and contradict stereotypes? In keeping these levels we aimed to - Improve our own work and the work our organisations are doing, - Raise awareness and reflection among other NFE practitioners and youth workers, and - Promote the inclusion of humour as a topic to be discussed and reflected on in Trainings of Trainers. (The outcome of the seminar will provide the trainers with tools to do so.) The objectives of the seminar were: - Understand how laughter can support learning - Reflect on humor in connection to teambuilding and a seminar group owning the space that they are working in - Exchange (the silliest) energizers and point out sexism, racism or other stereotypes in energizers - Identify conflicts around humour, e.g. when it comes to humour in relation to stereotypes and marginalized groups - Reflect on the challenges and potentials of intercultural humour in creating an intercultural team as well as awareness on Europe among young people - Understand the importance of finding the right timing for humour - Discuss how humour can be used to create a safe learning and exchanging space as well as destroy it - Come up with certain rules and conclusion about humour in NFE that in the future will help us and others identify whether a joke, game etc. they were using was timely and appropriate or not - Create a collection of (non-formal education) tools and guidelines for youth workers and NFE practitioners for the usage of humour in NFE - Networking between organisations and networks