From 07-14 November, 17 youth from 16
countries got together in Moli de Mar, Vilanova I la Geltru, for an 8-day
training course that aimed to help youth workers gain a new and improved
appreciation of conflict. The training course entitled WORKING WITH CONFLICT,
sought to deepen young people´s understanding about conflicts by closely
looking at its nature and dunamics, and giving them practical skills and tools
to transform day to day conflicts experienced by youth organisations. As the
title suggests, the training dealt intensively with how to work with conflicts
– practical tools of analysis, methods of intervention, nonviolent
communication, as well as the basics of conflict transformation as a philosophy
and technique through 3 lenses.
A team of 4 trainers from Spain, Kosovo and
the Netherlands shared their experience and expertise in peace and conflict
work through non-formal learning methodologies. Concepts and theories were
introduced through strategy games, roleplays, and interactive activities to
guide the participants through the “experiential learning” approach.
Participants´ intercultural learning process was facilitated through group
discussions and creative group work, as well through an organizational fair, a
barbecue/dance night, and an intercultural “FRUIT PARTY.”
According to the participants, the main achievements
of the training were; a better understanding of conflict (as a natural part of
life) and a reflection of the participants´ styles in dealing with conflict;
alternative ways of looking at conflict by using appropriate analysis tools; a
better appreciation of the role of communication in conflicts; learning tips
and skills in nonviolent communication; putting
into practice conflict intervention tools in different conflict situations
faced by youth; learning how to use forum theater; learning the basics of
conflict transformation (3 lenses of John Paul Lederach); understanding the
importance of “working with conflict” and its relation to peacebuilding; and
learning the basics of project management.
All participants were given a YOUTH PASS,
with a list of skills and competences they have recognized they acquired during the training course.
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