The Art of Nonviolent DialogueTraining Course13-20 April 2024 | Berlin , Germany

The Art of Nonviolent Dialogue

Training Course

13-20 April 2024 | Berlin , Germany

2 activities: Training Course and Tools Development on Mediation and Nonviolent Communication as the basis for conflict transformation

AIM: to provide 30 youth workers with the necessary skills, knowledge, and competencies in nonviolent communication and mediation as central ideas of conflict transformation, and create practical tools to foster peacebuilding and conflict transformation on a grassroots level.

OBJECTIVES:

• To understand the basic concepts of nonviolent conflict transformation and its principles, by exploring further peace, violence, conflict, peacebuilding and nonviolence;

• To become familiar with the basics, methods, and processes of mediation and develop the ability to practice and apply the learned mediation concepts.

• To develop knowledge and practice in nonviolent communication, dialogue, active listening and empathy and how to use them in transforming conflicts within or between groups.

• To explore methods and tools for conflict analysis and mapping to understand local realities better and apply nonviolent tools to deal with conflicts;

• To design and create digital and analog tools for conflict transformation based on the principles of mediation and nonviolent communication.

• To plan follow-up actions for using and implementing the created tools in real-life situations, such as providing support and training for youth workers and organizations in using the tools effectively.

This is a project with 2-training activities. By joining you are committed to taking part in both trainings 

The activities (training) will take place in:

first training: 13–20.04.2024. (with traveling dates) in Berlin, Germany;

second training 15–22.09.2024. (with traveling dates) in Reichenau an der Rax, Austria.

In the meantime between the activities, we will run online meetings and webinars to support the cooperation and common work.