In Our Own Words

🎯 Aim - To strengthen the capacity of youth workers and educators to use storytelling, spoken word poetry, and reflective narrative practices as tools for empowerment, inclusion, and identity development in youth work.

This is not a traditional training based on lectures and fixed expertise. It is a collaborative and co-created learning space where participants shape the journey together through shared experience, creative exploration, and reflective dialogue.

We welcome those who want to explore and exchange practices around:
🖋️ Reflective writing and narrative identity
🎤 Spoken word poetry as empowerment
🌿 Storytelling as a tool for inclusion and belonging
🧭 Re-authoring personal and professional narratives
🔥 Language, power, and youth participation

There will be space to write, perform, listen, question, and co-create. Participants are invited to bring their own methods, cultural perspectives, and stories into the space.

🎯 Objectives
Through this 4-day training, participants will:
• Explore storytelling and narrative practices as transformative tools in non-formal education.
• Develop practical skills in reflective writing, spoken word, and story facilitation.
• Strengthen their ability to create safer and inclusive spaces where young people can express themselves authentically.
• Experience co-creative and participatory methodologies that can be transferred to their own youth work contexts.
• Foster intercultural dialogue and empathy through shared storytelling processes.