{"id":47653,"date":"2025-07-25T09:07:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T07:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/?p=47653"},"modified":"2025-07-25T09:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T07:21:38","slug":"peace-is-the-way-training-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/?p=47653","title":{"rendered":"Peace is the Way \u2014 Training Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"315b\"><strong>\ud83d\udcc5 <em>13\u201324 September 2025 <\/em><\/strong><em>(travel days included)<\/em><br><strong>\ud83d\udccd <em>Thessaloniki, Greece<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ac12\">\ud83c\udf0dWe are looking for <strong>20 participants <\/strong>\u2014 4 per partner country \u2014 from <strong>Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Greece, Kosovo and Spain <\/strong>(residents of those countries and travelling from there)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"5f85\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Target Group:<\/strong> Youth Workers, and Active Youth, engaged in local advocacy actions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"4696\">\u231b <strong>Deadline of application: <\/strong>August 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"4048\">Apply by clicking here: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/hHFvwRqgfbu8rsK18\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/hHFvwRqgfbu8rsK18<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c7b2\"><strong>LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THIS PROJECT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"4b6b\">The training course \u201cPeace is the Way\u201d aims to empower youth workers and youth engaged in local advocacy actions with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values necessary to become active promoters of peace, non-violence, and human rights in their communities. By engaging in a comprehensive learning process rooted in <strong>non-formal and experiential education<\/strong>, participants will explore the concepts of <strong>positive peace, conflict transformation, non-violence, intercultural dialogue and art for change-making<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"996c\">The course will provide a safe space for participants to critically <strong>reflect on peace, discrimination, othering, and prejudice, and to deconstruct systems of hate through the lens of identity and human dignity.<\/strong> Youth workers will be equipped not only to understand peace on a theoretical and personal level, but also to translate it into practice through <strong>creative expression and community-based actions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"5373\">Ultimately, the training seeks to inspire and empower youth leaders who can actively foster inclusive, resilient, and peaceful societies by challenging violence in all its forms and inspiring others to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"779a\"><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To <strong>deepen participants\u2019 understanding<\/strong> of positive peace, conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and non-violence in both local and global contexts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To <strong>explore and critically reflect <\/strong>on concepts such as identity, prejudice, discrimination, othering, the pyramid of hate, and intercultural dialogue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To <strong>build participants\u2019 capacities to explore the role of art in promoting peace<\/strong>, using arts and creative expression as a tool for dialogue and social change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To <strong>strengthen youth workers\u2019 facilitation skills through mock sessions and active participation<\/strong> where they propose and deliver peer-2-peer sessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To <strong>encourage self-reflection and the development of peace-oriented attitudes and behaviors<\/strong>, empowering participants to become multipliers of peace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To<strong> support participants in creating action plans for disseminating their learnings<\/strong> and initiating peace-focused projects within their communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fit:875\/1*MKOJ9smsA6Wq_r9mePTRxQ.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Participants from a previously implemented activity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1270\"><strong>PROFILES OF PARTICIPANTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Members\/Staff of NGOs involved with youth work activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individuals working in the youth field taking important roles as leaders in various youth activities and programs in their communities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Active Youth Engaged in Local Advocacy Actions with special interest on peace, peacebuilding, non-violence, human rights and conflict tranformation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People active as Trainers, Educators, Facilitators, Activitsts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People able to communicate in English (this is the language of the training course)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"524c\">Let\u2019s talk about COSTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"56d8\">We believe in the power of education and the right for equal opportunities. This is why, thanks to the EU funding, we are able to provide this training <strong>for free. <\/strong>The accomodation and meals will be covered by us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"da45\">Travel costs:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"78b2\">For your<strong> travel costs <\/strong>we are able to reimburse you, after the training course (this process might take up to two months), according to the erasmus+ distance calculator (from your hometown to Thessaloniki, Greece): <a href=\"https:\/\/erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu\/resources-and-tools\/distance-calculator\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu\/resources-and-tools\/distance-calculator<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fit:353\/1*PocUV-9nnEJbwaRiJX3Mng.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reimbursement limits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"421e\"><strong><em>What is green travel: <\/em><\/strong><em>Travel that uses low-emissions means of transport for the main part of the travel, such as bus, train, bike, or car-pooling.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"ad00\"><strong>To complete the reimbursement process:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You need to be active in all activities of the training course, including the online preparatory meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need to provide us with all the original, hardcopy, boarding passes, invoices, receipts and tickets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need to complete the submission of the official evaluation that you will receive in your email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8067\">Travel Arrangements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"060a\">Welcome to Thessaloniki!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"6d1e\">After arriving at SKG Airport, head to the arrivals area. You\u2019ll find the airport bus stop outside on the right <em>(there are signs)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"e773\">Take the<strong> X1 bus <\/strong>and get off at the \u2018<strong>Kamara\u2019 stop<\/strong>. RentRooms <em>(address : 9 Konstantinou Melenikou) <\/em>is just a short 3-minute walk (about 230 meters) from there. We look forward to seeing you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1f4b\">\ud83c\udfe0Accomodation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/gr\/rentrooms-thessaloniki.en-gb.html?aid=311984&amp;label=rentrooms-thessaloniki-ENhdD9EFrvVCl_WJMwuY2AS329850631106%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap1%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap%3Aneg%3Afi%3Atikwd-16292266473%3Alp9190238%3Ali%3Adec%3Adm%3Appccp%3DUmFuZG9tSVYkc2RlIyh9YTQUGSsRwx9_3qo3uPTHyoo&amp;sid=3ddac973f3e96c83669e429d3443595c&amp;dest_id=-829252&amp;dest_type=city&amp;dist=0&amp;group_adults=2&amp;group_children=0&amp;hapos=1&amp;hpos=1&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;req_adults=2&amp;req_children=0&amp;room1=A%2CA&amp;sb_price_type=total&amp;sr_order=popularity&amp;srepoch=1751358765&amp;srpvid=8860aa7c773d994f470bed7035e6ca0b&amp;type=total&amp;ucfs=1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rent Rooms<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"4796\"><strong><em>The rooms may be mixed (shared between 4\u20138 people).<\/em><\/strong><em> Other guests also will be in hostel so being respectful during quiet hours will be necessary. <\/em><strong><em>Bathrooms are also shared.<\/em><\/strong><em> You will need to <\/em><strong><em>bring your own personal towel and shampoo<\/em><\/strong><em>, and to have in mind that there is <\/em><strong><em>no elevator<\/em><\/strong><em> and no washing machine in the accomodation venue.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"b56d\"><strong>What to bring?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"a253\">\ud83c\udf31Your water bottle. Let\u2019s try to be as sustainable as possible, no need to use multiple plastic bottles every day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"bbfc\">\ud83d\udec0 Your personal towel, sampoo and body wash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"8024\">\ud83d\udc5f Slippers and walking shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"7555\">\ud83d\udc52Sunscreen and hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"1168\">\ud83d\udc8a Any necessary medications (e.g., prescribed medicine, allergy medicine).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"5e6e\">\u2b50Your enthusiasm and willingness to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"e0b8\">\ud83c\udfab<strong>Activity venue: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/balkanheart.org\/facilities\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Balkan Heart<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4013\">Who are we?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"f51c\">United Societies of Balkans (U.S.B.) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Thessaloniki, Greece working in the field of youth mobility, participation and facilitating youth awareness about social issues. It was founded in 2008 by the inception of a group of active young people who wanted to address the social issues which affect the youngsters in the Balkans and Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9a3b\">\ud83d\udce7 <strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"d46c\">If you have any questions write to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Andreas Boutsoukis: andreas.boutsoukis@usbngo.gr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexia Anastasiadi: alexiaan@usbngo.gr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fit:875\/1*SUhq-5LXhzYDdTT1_f71Ew.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Preuzeto sa: <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@alexiaan\/peace-is-the-way-training-course-fafc8f6bd215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">medium.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcc5 13\u201324 September 2025 (travel days included)\ud83d\udccd Thessaloniki, Greece \ud83c\udf0dWe are looking for 20 participants \u2014 4 per partner country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8692],"tags":[14425,845],"class_list":["post-47653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-edukacija","category-izdvajamo","tag-peace-is-the-way","tag-training-course"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Peace-is-the-Way-\u2014-Training-Course.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47653"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47654,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47653\/revisions\/47654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mladibl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}