“Opportunities through prism of conflict” je još jedan projekt realiziran u okviru Erasmus + programa u Poroninu (Poljska). Od 3. do 10. lipnja predstavnici 8 udruga iz Hrvatske, Rumunjske, Makedonije, Italije, Litve, Latvije, Slovačke i Poljske, obrađivali su temu sukoba i načine njihova rješavanja.
Mladi počinju igrati sve važniju ulogu u rješavanju sukoba i nasilja u svojim društvima. Mladi s iskustvom sukoba u svakodnevnom životu su iznimno osjetljivi na korištenje istog i traže načine za rješavanje sukoba u budućnosti. Socijalna isključenost nastaje kada mladi ljudi pate kroz kombinaciju međusobno povezanih problema koji proizlaze iz fizičke, socijalne, kulturne i strukturne strane – kao što su nezaposlenost, nedostatak odgovarajućih vještina, diskriminacija, nedostatak obrazovanja. Takva isključenja podrazumijevaju izradu vrlo čvrstih stavova, često usmjerenih protiv mladih.
Štoviše, rad s mladima često se odvija u kontekstu sukoba. S jedne strane, u mnogim slučajevima, organizacije koje rade sa skupinama mladih koji izravno ili neizravno imaju veze s nasiljem. S druge strane, sukobi mogu nastati izravno tokom rada volontera i lidera mladih. Također, sukobi se percipiraju kao negativna pojava u društvu gdje se ljudi njima ne bave, nego ih izbjegavaju. Promjena pristupa i stvaranje slike o sukobu kao neutralnom konceptu daje velike mogućnosti za učenje iz svoje baze i izrada potrebne i vrijedne pouke za budućnost.
Dakle, trening je služio za poboljšanje kvalitete rada osoba koje rade s mladima sa željom da poboljšaju svoj stav prema krizi. Glavni cilj treninga je bio potaknuti stvaranje novog i pozitivnog pristupa sukobu tako da mladi ljudi budu u stanju razumjeti njihove dinamike, imati jasno razumijevanje o nasilju, te ih opremiti s vještinama da se mogu nositi s teškim situacijama i doći do rješavanja sukoba.
U više od tjedan dana, predstavnici nevladinih organizacija sudjelovali su u tematskim radionicama i sastancima sa stručnjacima, sve na temelju načela neformalnog obrazovanja. Grupu od 26 ljudi je također posjetio Andrzej Bund – dogradonačelnik Poronina koji je govorio o svojem kraju i završenim projektima sufinanciranih iz fondova EU.
“Opportunities through prism of conflict” is another project realized in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme by Fundacja Młodzi dla Europy in Tatra Mountains – in Poronin (Poland). Between 03.06.2015 and 10.06.2015 representatives of 8 NGOs from Croatia, Romania, Macedonia, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia and Poland, worked on the subject of broad conflicts and ways of solving them.
Youth is beginning to play an increasingly important role in resolving conflicts and violence in their societies. On the one hand, young people, particularly from disadvantaged areas experience conflicts in their daily lives, making them extremely vulnerable to the use of the same brutal way to respond in the future. Social exclusion arises when young people are suffering through a combination of interrelated problems resulting from physical, social, cultural and structural – such as unemployment, lack of relevant skills, discrimination, lack of education. Such exclusion entails making a very firm decisions in the future, often directed against young people.
Moreover, youth work often takes place in the context of the conflict. On the one hand, in many cases, organizations working with youth groups that directly or indirectly have to do with violence. On the other hand, conflicts may arise directly on the work of volunteers, whether young leaders of youth. Also, the concept of conflict seem to be perceived as a negative phenomenon in a society where people deal with it mostly, through its avoidance. Changing the approach and creating an image of conflict as the concept of a neutral gives great opportunities to learn from its base and drawing the necessary and valuable lessons for the future.
Therefore, the training served to improve the quality of work of youth workers and their attitude towards the crisis. The main objective of the training was mainly to encourage the creation of a new and positive approach to the conflict that young people were able to understand their dynamics, have a clear understanding on violence and forms that takes, and also equip them with the skills to cope with difficult situations and resolve conflicts.
For over a week, invited representatives of non-governmental organizations participated in the thematic workshops and meetings with experts, based on the principles of non-formal education. A group of 26 people was also visited by Andrzej Bund – vice mayor of Poronin, talking about the area and completed projects co-financed from EU funds.
