Open Call
As you know, we will hold our first Youth House Festival: Meeting Point in Kyiv on April 9-10. The main principle of the festival is that it's made for youth and by youth.Youth organisations from Ukraine and Denmark will address relevant youth issues, share their skills and knowledge, as well as build networks with other change makers.
Do you want to promote your youth organization? Are you looking forward to share your experience and meet new partners?Hold your own workshop at the Youth House Festival: Meeting Point!
Workshop is a form of interaction which allows to involve more people into the topic, communicate and share experience. Workshops will be held in special time slots and there will be several locations available.
What makes a great workshop?
Concept – new knowledge or core information
Interaction – practising the concept, exercises, games, etc
Communication – setting bonds and networking between participants
Visuals – presentation/draft materials/schemes, etc
What topics can be covered?
- Youth participation (sharing the experience of the organization, how youth can be involved in the government, knowing the rights, how to write a petition, what is advocacy, what makes good leader, political system, democracy in action, how to facilitate a dialogue with stakeholders, how to make a podcast, how to open a youth centre, etc)
- Teamwork and communication (best planning techniques, fundraising, how to deal with conflicts, how to boost team spirit, leader vs boss, roles in the team, group dynamics, trends in communication, how to make a strong brand, how to know your target audience, photo-editing, basic SMM, how to make great presentation, debates, how to write a meaningful messages, etc)
- Psychology (how to influence people with your idea, self-esteem, public speaking, keys to effective networking, how to give feedback, motivation, etc)
- Social issues (how to be inclusive, the LGBTQ+ discussion, women rights, etc)
- Ecology (recycling, ways to go zero-waste, the meaning of different markers and symbols on the package, pros of shared usage, how to be more sustainable, etc)
Submit your application by 3rd March here!
Duration of the workshop: 30-40 minutes
Language: English or Ukrainian
We are going to choose about 20 workshops in total and invite the facilitators to Kyiv to the Youth House Festival: Meeting Point. We will cover the transfer expanses.