Project's Activities Brief
ENERGIZERS and GETTING-TO-KNOW
Every morning, before starting the activities of the day, we did some energizers, both organized by MAD for Europe and the Dutch team, being their weekly task. The idea was to help the participants leaving behind their fears, talking in English and starting to know each other’s better, and this is why most of the times were held in pairs, so they could have the chance to have deep conversations the fear of being judged by a wide group of people. They really enjoyed these short games and getting-to- know activities because they allowed them to mix and talk to all the other participants.
FEARS AND EXPECTATIONS
The first activity after the icebreaking ones was the fear and expectations held by the Romanian team. This was a great way to start to talk about the intentions and the expectations of the participants, as they could leave the judgements behind, open up and see how many fears were the same as a lot of the people in the room. Each participant received three post-its (yellow, pink and orange) and they wrote their expectations in the yellow one, their intention in the orange one and their fears on the They stick them in a flipchart in the meeting room, that was later sticked onto the wall. We checked daily in what measure their expectations were met and their fears were avoided.
SEX&EUROPE – LET’S PRESENT THE THEME
The participants divided by countries wrote about the situation of sexuality in their community and the reality they face. Then each group presented the situation in their country. They could present it in any creative way they wanted, and they used PowerPoint and Kahoot. This introductory activity helped the participants to understand the different realities in Europe and have time to discuss problems in the society.
LISTEN & ASK
Participants had the possibility to listen to a experts from the Municipality of Madrid, especially police officers, who offered their presence and testimony related to their volunteering activity in the security department. They presented their project “Violencia Cero”, explaining the situation about gender violence and the related policies in Spain. The participants felt really involved in this activity, as it allowed the to go deeper into the topic and to understand the importance of having a supportive system that take care of issues such as violence and sexuality.
ERASMUS+ PRESENTATION
We organised a session dedicated to presenting the Erasmus+ Programme and the benefits it brings to young Europeans. Thanks to this presentation, the young people learnt how the
programme works, its objectives and main details.
VISION OF THE MOVIE: “JUNO”
During the morning the participants had the possibility to watch a movie called “Juno” related to the topic of the project. It talks about an independent teenager that at one point must deal with an unplanned pregnancy. It was a chill and nice way to start the day and to introduce the activity that followed, where they could go deeper into the topic
HOW DO I EXPLAIN?
This is a content-related activity to go deeper into the topic. Divided into small groups, the participants have to discuss for about 10 minutes some topics that are written on a paper. This gives the participants ways to express their opinion and to exchange knowledge.
THE TRUSTBUILDING GAME
This was a series of activities with the aim of making people feeling connected to each other and develop a sense of trust among them, as well as with the facilitators. It was composed by steps: first, by couples, they had to walk in the room. One person had to guide and the other had to be guided with their eyes closed. Than they had to do the same only with words. The moment was concluded with a discussion and a role play.
CREATION OF A LOGO
The participants divided by teams (from different countries) used their creativity and imagination to create the logo of the project. They had total freedom for their creation, but they should have Beena relation with LGBTQ+ community and all the topics we developed during the experience. The winning logo was the one representing the project, the rest of the logos can be seen on the project's website, thus promoting European culture through tolerance and acceptance.
PREPARATION RAISING AWARENESS WALK
The Hungarian team was in charged to prepare the activity that had to be hold during the last day, to show the impact also outside of the project. The idea was to create questions to do interviews to citizens. During this activity the participants discussed what are the most important topics related to sexuality, focusing on the ones they wanted to raise more awareness of.
EXPERT VISIT- HEALTH CENTER VISIT
During the last day we visited a youth health center and two workers offered an interesting talk about their job, how does the center work, what are the main difficulties and the importance of having such a structure for young people.
TREASURE HUNT
In this teambuilding activity participants divided by groups could explore the city center of Madrid with some texts related to the topic of the project. They had to pass some challenges and make pictures in order to go on with the hunt.
RAISING AWARENESS WALK: INTERWIEWING THE CITIZENS
Participants in mixed groups travelled around the city to collect interviews and testimonies about the topics of the exchange. They recorded the interview and all the videos can be included in the final presentation of the experience published in the media of the project (web, Facebook ...). They also talked about the project and the Erasmus + values.
FINAL EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATION
To conclude this project, the Slovakian team prepared an intimate evaluation time with all the participants, and a google form to fill up. By collecting their impressions, we will have the chance to improve the offer of the next exchanges!
CULTURAL DINNERS
Each evening was delighted with traditional meals from different countries. Couple of nationalities each night prepared a meal for everybody.
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