Project description

“CAMINO” was a 6-day training course organised by Don Bosco Youth-Net on value-based assistance in non-formal learning. The training course took place in Aktionszentrum Benediktbeuern (Germany) 26/08-02/09/2019.

​It was aimed at training experienced educators and trainers in youth work to become equipped in dealing with intra-and interreligious dialogue within an intercultural youth work setting. The main aim of this training course was ‘to develop and implement a qualitative learning programme on value-based assistance in non-formal education, aimed at generating strategic impact on DBYN and the wider European youth sector’. There have been 18 young people participating from 8 countries and 9 nationalities.
 
Essential for securing the intra- and interreligious dialogue, is balancing the religious and cultural worldviews of the participants. There is the regional balance between Western, Eastern and Southern European spirituality. There is the balance between religious worldviews in a secularized society compared with societies which have a clear religious worldview. There is a balance between belong to a religious majority compared to a religious minority. This balance is reflected in the selection of participants.

Project partners

Financial support

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Outcomes

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Objectives

​The aim of the training course was to allow participants to play an active role in intercultural dialogue, the prevention of violent extremism, peace-building and conflict transformation or cooperation with neighbouring and other world regions. The objectives were as follows:
1. To train 25 young educators and trainers in value based-assistance (Salesian chaplaincy) through a qualitative non-formal learning program.
2. To collect new methods, approaches, insights and policy recommendations for value-based assistance with non-formal learning, from the perspective of intra- and interreligious dialogue, and make them available as resources.
3. To develop a qualitative non-formal learning program and publish it in the format of a training manual which can be disseminated with our network and beyond.

Profile Participants

We have put up following profile of experienced volunteers:

• Experience as trainer or educator in youth work
• Experience in developing educational curricula
• Experience in producing didactic materials
• Experience in intercultural learning and team work
• Experience in Chaplaincy on local level
• Experience in self-directed learning and self-reflection
• Capable of working in English
• Open for to a continued engagement in DBYN’s pool of Salesian chaplains

Training programme

Venue

The training course took place at  Aktionszentrum Benediktbeuern. The Aktionszentrum is a training and retreat centre mainly targetted at young people: school groups, volunteers, EVS volunteers, international youth groups, youth workers, etc. The Aktionszentrum is part of the larger historical site of the 'Kloster Benediktbeuern'.  This site includes amongst others a youth hostel, a centre for culture and environment, a bachelor college for social youth work and more.

More info: https://www.aktionszentrum.de/​​