Training course for new organizers in Cyprus

A five day training course aimed at young people will start in Cyprus on October 25th. The project is titled "How to promote tolerance, empathy and social inclusion" and the program will include a Human Library and a workshop on how to get started staging events.

Youth organizations from four European countries will take part in a training course in Cyprus from October 25-30th, 2011. A Human Library event and workshop on methodology has been included in the program.

The international event aims at increasing young peoples awareness in regards to issues such as social exclusion, racism, stereotypes and prejudice. The training course will also look at how the issues affect the life of certain minorities, social groups or individuals that may differ from the majority of the society they live in.

The training course will help the participants to develop their intercultural understanding and communication skills, empathy and respect towards any human being. At the same time, the course will encourage the participants to become more active in the combating of racism and social exclusion and will present the concept of the Human Library as a tool for promoting tolerance, empathy and mutual understanding. 

The training course is staged in partnership with Cyprus Youth Council (CYC), AEGEE-Coruña, SCI Italy and Associação Operação Vida.

The project is made possible with support from the European Programme, Youth in Action. All the participants costs related to accommodation and nutrition and 70% of travel costs from the resident country is covered by this support.

If you have any questions about the program please contact: Ms. Polymnia Tomasidou