BE THE CHANGE YOURSELF
This special project series is a volunteer training for underprivileged youth. In 2015, to our greatest pleasure we were able to run the sixth FROM US TO YOU program. During a six month time period we use experiential learning methods to prepare the young volunteers to carry out their chosen, four day long community building activity at a rundown, neglected township.
TŐLÜNK NEKTEK PROJECT EBOOK
E-book based on the experience of „Be the change Yourself” program and the 6 years of „From us to You” program (2011-2016)
Non formal education methods to support disadvantaged youth by Academy of Experience for social and youth workers.
Our aim with the publication
We hope that this publication serves as, on one hand, a crossroads and a meeting point for those who would like to work efficiently for the welfare of underprivileged young people, furthermore, Élményakadémia Egyesület would like to improve and develop its methodology, approach and inventory collaborating with other professional workshops aiding underprivileged youth.
On the other hand, it is also a snapshot of our doing our work to the best of our knowledge. We hope that, as a continuously improving and redrawn picture, it will show the level we reach in our professional development. We are incredibly hopeful that in a year there will have been positive changes.
TŐLÜNK NEKTEK PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED BY NORVÉG CIVIL TÁMOGATÁSI ALAP IN 2015
We have a gone a step further in 2015, as the whole project was organized by six young volunteers or trainer assistants with the support of the Élményakadémia trainers. They all grew up in gypsy communities and experienced the benefits and power of being a volunteer during previous From Us To You programs. Now they wanted to share their knowledge with the new volunteers.
Why these six trainer assistants are so precious?
They are experts on how to talk to the locals, they know what kind of help is the most valuable to this community and how to get the most people involved with the project and see the world in a different way. They know what it means to grow up in a place like that and despite their own personal difficulties, they are able to inspire others in a joyful way.
The video below is an overview of this year’s events and will give you even more interesting details too.
PROJECT ELEMENTS
- 3-day team building for the volunteers – with experiential learning methods
- 5-day planning phase – project management training
- 1-day check meeting – last check before the event
- 4-day volunteer event – implementation of the planned activities
- 3-day closing event – reflecting, digesting and celebrating
This unique program accomplishes many goals at the same time:
- Presents the power and joy of volunteer work
- Strengthens and develops communities
- Increases self-confidence and willingness to take responsibility
- Gives new opportunities and beliefs to underprivileged youth and communities
EXPERIENCE GENERATOR TRAINING
ASSISTANT TRAINER TRAINING
This training is for youth, who attended some of our programs as a volunteer and want to learn how to run a game session for the kids from the site and insure safety.
On the first day they complete experiential learning tasks and collect the necessary information. On the second day they practice the new knowledge on each other. They will plan and execute the game session for the kids. They will get the assistant trainer title at upon completion of the training.
PROJECTS
I. project: MONOR – 23 – 25 OKT 2015
II. project: LYUKÓVÖLGY – 13 –15 NOV 2015
III. project: TATABÁNYA – 20 – 22 NOV 2015
OUR AIMS
We would like to teach the basics of experiential learning methods, provide practice opportunity for them and instruction on how to give feedback to one another.
The trainings are held on the sites of the Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat with the intention that our assistant trainers will help the work of the site workers to organize and run programs for the kids on the site.
WE DEAL WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS
- Experiential learning methods
- Group facilitation
- Non-formal group leading techniques
- Evolvement tactics
- Activities with little or no materials
- Program planning and evaluation
- Importance and methods of verification
