Seminar
Ligonchio - Italy
07-14 November 2019

This seminar focus on how fairytales and other storytelling in education and youth work dangerously influence Gender stereotypes and perceived accepted roles/ identities of young people. We will look at:
- Gender and Sexuality as topics in youth work
- Gender stereotypes – how they influence youth work(ers) and how they impact young people/ their development
- Stereotypes and assigned roles in storytelling in oral traditions, fairytales, books, movies etc.
- The dangers of stereotypes leading to violence and challenges in the personal development of young people
It is important for us that this seminar will treat gender from an inclusive point of view, discussing male, female and other stereotypes, and therefore focusing on an overall picture, not just one gender.
This seminar aims to:
- Sensitize to gender education and its objectives
- Acquire NFE tools for the promotion of equality and inclusion
- Understand gender stereotypes or stereotypes about sexualities in storytelling such as fairy
tales, movies, etc. and how they affect young people
- Understand the link between stereotypes / normativity and gender-based violence
- Exchange tools, strategies and best practices on how to tackle and overcome situations of gendered discrimination / violence in working with young people
- Reflect on our gender stereotypes or stereotypes about sexualities, and how they affect our work
- Make youth centers, workshops and projects for young people more inclusive and safer
- Develop new tools and a handbook for youth organizations and institutions

Participant’s profile:
 Youth workers:
• 18 or older
• Able to communicate in English
• Be active in an organization/ institution and be motivated to act as multipliers for the project
• Commit to actively participate in the seminar from beginning to end.
We are looking for 1 participant from Romania.

This seminar will include 25 youth workers from the countries: Romania, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, France, Greece, Turkey, North Macedonia, Spain, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ukraine , Slovenia and Austria.

Note:
By submitting this application form I declare that:
I am  agree with the conditions described in the infopack
I understand that accommodation and meals are covered by Erasmus programme.
I understand that I need to cover by my own travel expenses and these will be reimbursed after the project by Erasmus programme up to 275 euro.