NATURE BOUND-Staff Symposium
Outward Round Romania owns the Erasmus+ Accreditation in the field of Youth since 2020. We created an action plan for the period 2021-2027 for the following target groups: disadvantaged and mainstream young persons, youth workers and youth NGOs.
During the 7 years we are going to:
- create a strong local and international network of youth NGOs in order to share best practices and working methods.
- develop the soft and hard skills of the youth workers, enlarge their toolkits and theoretical/practical knowledge about working with groups using non-formal methods
- develop the key competences, raise the awareness of the young persons about environmental sustainability and contribute to their inclusion
During the fourth year we implemented the following Mobilities in order to contribute to the set objectives:
- WOOP it up!: 19-30.08.2024.
- Inner and Outer Journey: 02-13.09.2024.
- Employability: 1-12.10.2024.
- Nature Bound – Staff Symposium: 12-17.11.2024.
- Positive Psychology: 6-11.12.2024.
- Women power: 28.01-08.02.2024.
All the Mobilities are co-financed by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union
Period: 12-17.11.2024
Location: Sovata – Outward Bound Romania Youth Center, Gurghiului Mountains
Participants: 27+2
Participating countries: Croatia, Germany, Finland, Belgium The Netherlands, Hungary, Romania
Partner organizations:
- Societatea pentru Tineret Outward Bound Romania
- Outward Bound Croatia
- Outward Bound Germany GMBH
- Outward Bound Finland ry
- Outward Bound Belgium
- Outward Bound Netherland
- Élményakadémia KHE
Info letter:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jchZlWS2Vkjl6Zv4rQBRgC8XwNtex6eJ/view?usp=drive_link
Our main goal: is to strengthen our partnership network and to share knowledge and best practices regarding youth work focused on non-formal education and sustainable lifestyle
Specific objectives of the project were:
- to deepen knowledge about the OBI environmental charter at a very practical level
- to exchange experiences as outdoor professionals attending/conducting workshops
- to share methods, activities, and best practices regarding the implementation of youth development programs with OB methods
- to strengthen the international professional network
- to have an intercultural exchange
- to experience the natural beauty of Transylvania
The elements of the program:
Get to know each other activities, teambuilding, expedition with sleeping and cooking outdoors, plenary presentation, and interactive WS based on the objectives
Results of the projects:
-Motivated experts in the field of youth to cooperate and co-creat programs for youngsters
-Gained practical knowledge about the Nature Bound principles/ sustainable lifestyle
-Extended toolkit of activities in nature and focusing on nature
-Raise awareness of diversity and inclusion
Feedback from the participants:
“I feel more connected with my participants, as the expedition will help me to understand their needs and struggles more. “
“Great vibe, super cool people, deep outdoor expertise, lots of experience and inspiring conversations, new contacts and opportunities for international cooperation.”
“I got many new ideas about nature bound such as compassion and how I can implement it in my work environment”
“ Read the Tree WAS inspired me to use the activities to connect my participants more to nature. Peacebuilding WS inspired me to to have more compassion for myself, for my colleagues, and to share this knowledge not only in my personal life but also in my professional work with groups. “
Photos about the program:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=outwardbound.ro&set=a.986104180228901
