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The strength and continuity of larger projects and programmes and the power of large scale events
Beyond the planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation of individual non-formal learning activities we also have experience in designing, developing and implementing entire programmes, schemes and strategic large-scale projects and individual research projects and policy initiatives.
So often one activity is simply not enough to let people discover themselves. It is the strength of longer-term projects to support not only participants’ thinking for two weeks, but their practice for several months. Chances are much better that they open up and blossom…
Examples of our work in this area include several training of trainers schemes, key contributions to the development of an institutional training scheme on European Citizenship, the evaluation of a European funding programme for pilot projects on human rights education and a project to mainstream quality standards in youth policy development through United Nations local office programming in the field of reproductive health and education.
While we continue to work as expert trainers and educators in the framework of larger projects and schemes initiated by institutions, foundations and organisations, we also have substantial experience in organising large scale youth and civil society events such as campaigns and conferences – yes, even demonstrations. Further we organise different kinds of educational experience, from small and intimate to large and impressive.
Examples of our work in this area include an international youth event on the theme “Europe, youth and globalisation” attended by over 400 participants from all over the world, a campaign for equality in access to education in Germany, an intercultural music and culture festival enjoyed by more than 5.000 people, and the European Youth Train Event in the framework of the European Campaign against Racism, anti-Semitism, Xenophobia and Intolerance, “All different – all equal”, run by the Council of Europe.
