I Hear You(th)! was a week-long Erasmus+ project targeting mental wellbeing for youth workers. Projekta was a partner in this project and participated with three representatives from Malta. The training took place in the picturesque town of Ommen in the Netherlands, surrounded by beautiful countryside and enchanting river with gorgeous little houses. It was like straight out of a fairy-tale!
The Erasmus Plus Project
The 6-day training programme was all about mental well-being and focused on how to bring awareness on mental health into your community or organization; how to take care of yourself as a youth worker and how to take care of the people around you. We all tend to take certain things for granted but this project made us pause and think about what can be improved to ensure everyone’s well-being.
The Mental Wellbeing Workshops
Movement and sharing workshops were the main part of this project. We got to know how other organizations work and learn from each other. Several partner countries offered great workshops, which were very insightful and mind-opening!
- Malta delivered two workshops, one about the importance of intercultural communication and another about breathing techniques and how these can be used to relieve stress.
- Spain thought us how to act when we see aggression or a person in a dangerous situation
- Estonia, Latvia and Netherlands gave more insight about challenges likely to be encountered by the LGBTQIA community and how to deal with similar situations.
- Netherlands also gave a calming meditation class
- Greece gave a workshop related to sexology and patriarchy
- Latvia, our youngest member of the group, just 18 years old offered an excellent movement workshop.
Meeting all the different cultures, networking and creating new connections is always the best part of any project! We would like to thank Zsofi Gaudi and the Olde Vechte Foundation for writing this project and inviting us to be part of it!
Also a huge thank you to Viviana and Pavla for joining us on this project from Malta!
Stay tuned for some more info about the last part of this project, which will happen in Malta and YOU can take part! Get in touch if you would like to participate in this and similar future projects!
