In our youth work for reconciliation, inclusion and intercultural acceptance in post-conflict areas and with migrants, we’ve noticed sport can bring people together, as when playing a sport together for the same team, team players are not focused on the interracial, interreligious and other differences between them, but are focused on building quality team work together respecting each other’s strengths and weaknesses and complementing each other.All project partners believe and are motivated by the fact that through sport, personal development of our beneficiaries is multiple. In connection to reconciliation and intercultural learning is mainly the fact that through sport our beneficiaries create a sense of personal identity and then it is easier to accept the others as they are, as well.Unfortunately, when organising education of their youth workers so far, partners could not find enough youth workers experienced in the topic and principles of using sport activities as methods in NFE/youth work for reconciliation and acceptance especially, as well as for using sport methodology in work with youngsters with fewer opportunities.Project aims at: Building capacity of youth (work) organisations, their youth workers in NFE for youth SPORT work for reconciliation and accepting diversity among youngsters in our communities and encouraging creative usage of sport and outdoor activities in youth work for reconciliation.Project activities:A1: Preparatory meeting, 19-23 Sep 2019; XK; 5 participantsA2: TC1 “Reconciliation youth work in post-conflict areas”, 15-24 Nov 2019; RS; 29 participants (12 fewer opp) from XK, BA, RS, HR, DE.O1: Guidebook with Curriculum TC1 A3: Study visit “Reconciliation and youth (sport) work in Berlin”, 23-28 Jan 2020; DE; 15 participants (8 fewer opp)A4: TC2 “Youth sport work for reconciliation and acceptance of diversity”, 7-15 Mar 2020; BA; 29 participants (11 fewer opp) O2: Guidebook with Curriculum TC2A5: TC3 “Creativity and Large-scale youth sport work events”, 9-17 May 2020; HR; 30 participants (10 fewer opp) O3: Guidebook with Curriculum TC3O4: Handbook on organising creative large-scale youth sport work eventsA6: YE “Creative youth sport work events for reconciliation”, 21-30 Aug 2020; XK; 30 participants (16 fewer opp) A7: Local dissemination events, Sep 2020; XK, BA, RS, HR, DE.A8: Evaluation meeting, 15-20 Oct 2020; XK; 15 participants (8 fewer opp)+ Dissemination and reporting activitiesProject will contribute to capacity building and knowledge management of partner organisations, as well as other youth (work) organisations and respective youth workers and youngsters. It will contribute to developing sense of reconciliation, tolerance and understanding of diversity, not only among participants, but also among further beneficiaries of different youth sport work activities (with mainstream and marginalised groups) that will be lead and managed by participants of this project activities.
To empower youth workers in reconciliation youth work in post-conflict areas and using sport methods and creative large-scale youth sport work events for reconciliation through organising training coursesTo provide insight into the operation of German organisations and institutions in this regard through study visitTo develop basis for knowledge management capacity building through production of intellectual outputsTo develop a community of youth workers (European)for YSW for reconciliation
In youth work for reconciliation, inclusion and intercultural acceptance in post-conflict areas, we’ve noticed sport can bring people together, as when playing a sport together for the same team, players are not focused on the interracial, interreligious and other differences between them, but are focused on team work. The CYSW4RD project through its activities addresses the needs of youth communities in partner countries and beyond to adapt sport work as a way to accept diversity and tolerance.
<< Background >> In youth work for reconciliation, inclusion and intercultural acceptance in post-conflict areas, we’ve noticed sport can bring people together, as when playing a sport together for the same team, players are not focused on the interracial, interreligious and other differences between them, but are focused on team work. The CYSW4RD project through its activities addresses the needs of youth communities in partner countries and beyond to adapt sport work as a way to accept diversity and tolerance. << Objectives >> To empower youth workers in reconciliation youth work in post-conflict areas and using sport methods and creative large-scale youth sport work events for reconciliation through organising training coursesTo provide insight into the operation of German organisations and institutions in this regard through study visitTo develop basis for knowledge management capacity building through production of intellectual outputsTo develop a community of youth workers (European)for YSW for reconciliation << Implementation >> The project is implemented successfully in all 5 partners countries: 3 training courses in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia; 1 study visit in Germany; a preparatory meeting, 1 youth exchange, and evaluation meeting in Kosovo; 5 local dissemination activities in each partner country. The implementation of the project comprises of the production of 4 intellectual outputs: 3 guidebooks with curriculum of developed training courses and 1 handbook on organizing large-scale YSW events. << Results >> Key project results are:15 youth workers gathered in evaluating and planning detailed activities for youngsters29 youth workers empowered in reconciliation and intercultural learning14 youth workers got insights of good practices in Germany29 youth workers educated in large-scale youth sport work events3 guidebook with curriculums produced and published 1 handbook on large-scale YSW events produced and published29 youngsters shared practices on creative YSW events for reconciliation