Shows
Gems of Youth Work“Gems of Youth Work: Behind the scenes” with MarCus Vrecer, Olalla González, Pavel Vassiljev & Petra PapierníkováWhy you should not drink coffee before recording a podcast and why having a blanket over yourself for better sound does not really work? What should be your “to-do” list before starting an international project and how to even start?
Join us in this final episode of "Gems of Youth Work" as we reflect on our Erasmus+ project and share the inside scoop on how we created the podcast series. From the initial idea to the selection of guests, we will take you through the process step by step, sharing our key learnings and insights along the way...2023-03-1655 min
Gems of Youth Work“A Million Dollar, Baby?” with Alexandra Beweis and Nada Taha Ali MohamedWhat happens when you let children and young people decide what to do with one million euro? What is the Viennese children and youth strategy? And why is it good to transfer practices between Austria and Australia?
Alexandra Beweis, head of “WIENXTRA-Stadtbox”, and Nada Taha Ali Mohamed, project collaborator of „Junges Wien“, have been involved in key positions in the implementation of the Viennese children and youth strategy. They share with us their experiences and lessons lealearned in coordinating children and youth parliaments, participatory co-creation processes, and the provision of a participatory budget directly at the disposition of child...2023-02-1434 min
Gems of Youth Work“Street art as a tool for self-expression & youth engagement” with Emilia SabirovaDo we still understand street art as vandalism? How much work goes into promoting legal murals? What is the role of youth leaders and young people in moving attitudes towards accepting brighter neighbourhoods?
A passionate young street artist and newly emerged youth leader Emilia Sabirova shares her experience coordinating an international youth exchange that brought lots of bright colours into a soviet neighbourhood.2023-01-3143 min
Gems of Youth Work“Europe Goes Local!” with Judit BaloghHow to strengthen local youth work? What is the role municipalities can play in that, and how to establish good cooperation with them? Why is dialogue always relevant? And how can we use the European Charter on Local Youth Work and the Changemakers Kit to ensure quality in local youth work?
Judit Balogh is project coordinator of Europe Goes Local (EGL) at JINT, the Flemish National Agency for ERASMUS+ and the European Solidarity Corps. Europe Goes Local has been incepted in 2016 and is the longest standing strategic cooperation project among National Agencies. Judit has been there since t...2023-01-1751 min
NA LOGO!Wie erzähle ich eine gute Story?Du hast dich schon immer gefragt, wie du eine gute Story erzählen kannst? Dann bist du bei dieser „Na Logo“ - Folge genau richtig! Denn in dieser Episode sprechen wir über unsere Erfahrung im Erasmus+ Trainings-Kurs „Amplify“ und was wir dort über das Thema „Storytelling“ gelernt haben.
Ihr möchtet mehr zu den Themen Storytelling, Erasmus+ oder Trainings-Kurse erfahren? Dann schaut bei folgenden Links vorbei:
Erasmus+:
www.logo.at/internationales
www.erasmusplus.at
Trainings-Kurse:
www.logo.at/erasmus-trainings
www.erasmustrainingcourses.com
www.salto-youth.net
Story...2023-01-1316 min
Gems of Youth Work"Communicating visually" with Jaanika SiirojaWhat if we say that anyone can draw? How many are comfortable with using visuals to create systems and help our brain to understand concepts? How can visuals help us to engage others?
Jaanika Siiroja, trainer and visual facilitator in the youth work and education fields, shares her experience in using visuals, symbols, and simple shapes to communicate better.2023-01-0244 min
Gems of Youth Work“VET: Vocational Education & Training is the way” with Mariusz LibrowskiWhy do future car mechanics benefit from learning mobilities and training approaches from youth work? How to combine the best of the worlds of formal and non-formal education for the sake of young people? How to bring sustainability to youth work via cross-sectorial co-operation? Why is it good to establish long-term partnerships with vocational schools?
Mariusz Librowski, a Poland-based entrepreneur and youth work manager, founder, and president of SPARK Foundation, shares his experiences of working with all options and sectors of the ERASMUS program, and what are his lessons learnt and recommendations specifically for Vocational Education and...2022-12-1323 min
Gems of Youth Work“Improvisation as a way to open up and embrace oneself” with Mafalda MorgantiWhat if improvisation is the key to authentic communication? Is there a way to learn about oneself when learning to improvise? How do you invite people to leave the safe space of plans into the unknown of improvisation?
In our latest episode, we get to hear about all that from Mafalda Morganti, a trainer in the field of youth work who uses a lot of improvisation and theatre techniques in her work with young people and youth workers.2022-11-2951 min
Gems of Youth Work“Art in Youth Work” with Dagna GmitrowiczWhat is art with a small “a”, and what is art with a big ”A”? What does it mean to take art seriously and still have fun? And what on earth is puppeteering?
Dagna Gmitrowicz, a Berlin-based artist and forest therapy guide shares her experiences of applying art in youth work.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Dagna Gmitrowicz - art
www.dagnaart.com
“Colours of feelings and needs” - https://cardsoffeelings.wixsite.com/cards
Marionettes in public space (tutorials on how to build marionettes) - https://marionetteinpublic.wixsite.com/project2022-11-1529 min
Gems of Youth Work“LARPs: How to build scenarios for educational roleplays” with Zbyszek JanczukowiczHow can roleplay games build awareness about climate change? Where do you start from when building edu-larp scenarios? How to keep the whole process safe and sane?
In the first episode of our last podcast season, Zbyszek Janczukowicz, founder of Nausika Educational Foundation, shares his passion for educational live action roleplay games.
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Nausika Foundation https://www.facebook.com/FundacjaNausika
Larp For Climate https://www.facebook.com/LarpForClimate
Open source scenario "Fortitude", free and available in Polish, English and Ukrainian: www.nausika.eu/fortitude
Open-source, print-and-play larp scenarios on...2022-11-0148 min
Gems of Youth Work"Gamification and Youth Work" with Antonis TriantafyllakisWhat are the elements and mechanisms of games, and how can we use them to spice up learning and youth work? What are the human needs for autonomy, relatedness, and mastery, and how can satisfying them give us intrinsic motivation and a feeling of being in the flow? Why do grades demotivate us, and why should we all have extra lives when it comes to tests?
Our guest Antonis Triantafyllakis from Greece, draws from his experience of applying gamification to youth work and education and shares his insights.2022-10-0446 min
Gems of Youth Work"Youth Hub: Youth Work Without a Youth Worker" with Alii StoicescuCan you imagine how youth work can be organized without a youth worker? What if young people take ownership of the space, program, and each other’s development? And how can they involve adults as mentors or supporters when needed?
Alii is balancing studying in two universities simultaneously, working in a kindergarten, and running a youth hub in her hometown of Ploiesti, Romania. For the fourth year, Alii is responsible for managing the youth hub where young people engage in personal development activities through non-formal learning methods, where the main initiators and designers of activities are young pe...2022-09-2041 min
Gems of Youth Work“The Power of Presence: Empathy and Mindfulness in Youth Work” with Ilze JēčeWhy is it good to slow down and be present? What is the relation of empathy, mindfulness and body work with non-formal education and youth work? What is the value of watching ants and clouds? Have the pandemic and the war changed the needs of youth work? And is it ok to give a massage to somebody?
Our guest Ilze Jēče is a youth work trainer, movement educator and body worker from Latvia, with a demonstrated history of working in the area of sustainability for people and the planet. She has been working in the field of...2022-07-2647 min
Gems of Youth Work“Youth Work on a Tree” with Matijs BabrisTree houses are for kids only, right? But what about building a house 10 meters high from the ground as an approach in youth work? What about putting a classic piano up on a tree platform and organising a music event?
Matijs is a PhD student, architect, adventurer, project manager, and tree house building enthusiast from Latvia. Matijs encountered tree house building as a method for community development and teamwork some years ago in the Netherlands. Since then Matijs has been part of several projects that involved creating tree houses and tree platforms around Latvia.
In...2022-07-1239 min
Gems of Youth Work“Customer Journey Mapping as a tool to enhance Inclusion and Diversity” with Meelika HirmoDo we really know our target group(s) and their needs and preferences? How can we break the bubble and reach beyond the usual suspects in our work? What are the main tools in Design-Thinking, what is a user-centred approach, and how can it help us to improve the reach, quality, and impact of our products and services in youth work? And what does all this have to do with youth participation, inclusion, active citizenship, and the shaping of a better tomorrow?
Meelika Hirmo is the coordinator at the SALTO Participation and Information Resource Centre located in...2022-06-2837 min
Gems of Youth Work“USE-IT Maps & Urban Exploration” with Filip GáborWhat if you gather an international group of young people in a city far away from home with a mission to create a youth-friendly travel map? What can you learn from the process and how not to lose motivation in a project that doesn’t seem to reach its goal?
The guest of this episode is Filip Gabor, a youth worker, coordinator, and trainer in the field of non-formal learning. Filip is a true Czechoslovak, born in Slovakia, while residing and working in Czechia. Now Filip supports European Solidarity Corps as part of the Czech NA’s pool...2022-06-1433 min
Gems of Youth Work“Advocacy, Policy Making and Lobbying: the Case of Youth Homelessness” with Carmen MarcuCan grassroot youth work influence policy making? What is a White Paper? How can you bring different stakeholders to the table and make them passionate for a common cause? What time does it take to reach changes in systems, structures and policies, and what scope and role is realistic for youth work in such processes?
Our guest Carmen Marcu is a facilitator in policy making from Romania. She is passionate about fostering co-operation between civil society, academia, policy makers and the private sector. In this episode of our podcast, Carmen shares her insights and experiences of embedding...2022-05-3135 min
Gems of Youth Work“Learning with Board Games” with Javi QuilezHave you ever heard the phrase “stop playing and go do something useful”? Well, what if we say that playing might be one of the most useful things you have been doing and that we all should play more ourselves and encourage play?
Being a true non-formal educator, trainer, Waldorf pedagogy teacher, and president of Asociación PROMESAS, Javi Quilez is passionate about creating learning environments; game-based learning, and personal development. Javi was involved in numerous projects exploring different types of games in education and youth work. In Spain, where he is based, he often uses educational board...2022-05-1737 min
Gems of Youth Work“Holding Politicians Accountable: Watchdogging” with Aušrinė DiržinskaitėHave you ever wondered if political debates would be hosted by passionate young people and if young people would step up as watchdogs to make politicians accountable for their promises and actions?
Our guest Aušrinė Diržinskaitė is a passionate youth participation activist and coordinator of the “Learn before you vote” initiative from Lithuania. Aušrinė has been passionate about politics since kindergarten, and she managed to contribute to creating a shift in the interest of young people towards politics and assist in creating hundreds of political debates fueled by the passion of young people.
This epi...2022-04-1946 min
Gems of Youth Work“Ecopsychology, Coaching and Young People” with Lorenzo NavaDespite all the achievements of civilization, what has humanity lost in the last 10.000 years? How can we re-establish healthy relations between the individual, our communities, and nature? And how does all this relate to youth work?
Our guest Lorenzo Nava is a consultant, author, journalist, and youth worker from Italy. One of his biggest passions is the relatively young field of ecopsychology, which he applies in youth work and coaching. In our newest episode, Lorenzo shares his insights and lessons learned of pioneering an ecopsychologic approach in order to contribute to a shift of perspective and paradigm...2022-04-0536 min
Gems of Youth Work“Street Music in Youth Exchanges” with Ucha BurduliUcha Burduli, a product of international youth work, a trainer with a strong passion for outdoor education and with long-standing experience in project management is in the spotlight of this episode. Even though now Ucha is all about outdoor education and experiential learning in nature, he coordinated several youth exchange projects that focused on music and providing an urban stage for young musicians from across Europe in Tbilisi and Batumi.
In this new episode, Ucha looks back to his early project years remembering how it was to gather musicians of different genres, experience levels and from different...2022-03-2237 min
Gems of Youth Work“Community Impact in Learning Mobility Projects” with Susie NicodemiWhat is a community? What community impact can we observe in learning mobility projects? What is the difference between intended and unintended impact? Is all impact good? How can we measure and provide evidence for impact? What good practices are there for planning and ensuring impact?
Our guest Susie Nicodemi, a youth worker, consultant and author from UK, was involved in the creation of the “Practical Guide to Community Impact” in learning mobility projects. In our podcast she shares with us some of the insights and highlights of the guide and the research behind it, and why it m...2022-03-0848 min
Gems of Youth Work"The Power of Storytelling to Connect" with Fouad Lakbir“The Connecting Power of Storytelling” with Fouad Lakbir
Can telling stories unite different groups of people and what impact can opening up and sharing personal experiences with others make?
Fouad Lakbir, the guest of the episode, is a passionate storyteller, storytelling coach, and initiator of many community projects, like the Cultural Centre MAQAM in Amsterdam (The Netherlands). In this “gem”, Fouad shares how storytelling has helped him open up, learn to accept differences, and how he uses the power of stories to work with diverse communities creating a safe environment for groups and individuals to open up...2022-02-2244 min
Gems of Youth Work"Learning Experience Design" with Anita Silva“Learning Experience Design” with Anita Silva
Ever wondered how to empower young people by playing “spin the bottle” with time-traveling robots? And no, LXD is not an awareness enhancing drug, but a great technique to design deep learning experiences …
Our guest Anita Silva is a trainer, youth worker, and consultant from Portugal, with a specialisation in creativity and innovation. She uses Learning Experience Design (LXD): a process of creating vibrant, engaging, and meaningful learning experiences adapted to the needs and preferences of young people, where the learner is at the core of the journey and the path i...2022-02-0831 min
Gems of Youth Work“Escape Rooms as a Tool for Change” with Pasquale Lanni“Escape Rooms as a Tool for Change” with Pasquale Lanni
Ever thought how being stuck in a room full of locks and puzzles can be educational, or how to design such an experience for social change?
Our guest Pasquale Lanni, a coordinator, youth worker, trainer and game designer from Turin (Italy) shares insights into experimenting with educational escape rooms for social change before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengths and weaknesses of using escape rooms, design tricks and tips for onboarding stakeholders as well as reflection on the search to re-gain motivation is what the epis...2022-01-2542 min
Gems of Youth Work“Access for All: Open Youth Centres” with Anna YeghoyanWhat is an Open Youth Centre? Why are they needed, and how can you start one? What stakeholders do you need on board to make it successful?
Our guest Anna Yeghoyan, a youth worker, trainer, artist, and author from Gyumri (Armenia), shares with us her story and insights of establishing the first Open Youth Centres in Armenia, the obstacles and successes along the way, the lessons learnt, and the impact on young people and the communities she observed.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Gems of Youth Work: https://shokkin.org/gems-of-youth-work/
Website of...2022-01-1150 min
De LoopbaancoachStorytelling: De kracht van verhalenPodcast Storytelling: de kracht van verhalen
‘In tijden van toenemende diversiteit is er ruimte nodig voor ieders verhaal’ schrijft Storytelling Centre op hun website. ‘Verhalen delen brengt mensen samen, creëert meer begrip en versterkt de identiteit’. Dit zorgt voor sociale impact, verbinding en persoonlijke groei.
In deze aflevering van de Loopbaancoach gaan we in gesprek met Storyteller Fouad Lakbir. Fouad vertelt verhalen en helpt en leert anderen hun verhaal te vertellen. Hij is Storytelcoach & trainer, fotograaf, co-founder van de Shokkin group, en opgegroeid in de Amsterdamse Kolenkitbuurt waar zijn verhaal begon. “Iedereen heeft een verhaal” zegt Fouad “en dat verhaal is de m...2021-02-0140 min
Hamin Media GroupThe War On Morons Episode 60 - Rokkin' Shokkin' Christmas!It's a special Christmas edition of WOM!
No news this week, just a ridiculous holiday variety show with some of our favorite WOM comedy characters from 2020! Washed-up 80s rocker Dirk Shokker finally has his chance at a comeback with his very own holiday special, featuring his heavy metal Christmas anthem "F*ck You Santa!" and segments like...
* Delilah and Delroy's Holiday Cooking Show
* Spooky Christmas Ghost Stories with Ken & Esmeralda from the Spectre Inspector Squad
* Biden Claus & Nimsy Pelosi read 'Twas the Night Before Inauguration
* LueEllen's Cage Kids Christmas...2020-12-221h 09
Het PortretFouad Lakbir over de kracht van verhalenIn deze aflevering praat Maurice Seleky van Pakhuis de Zwijger met storyteller, fotograaf en medeoprichter van de Shokkin Group, Fouad Lakbir. Ze praten over ‘the inbetweeners’, waarom Fouad ooit zijn CV gefaket heeft en de toekomst van Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
Op dinsdag 18 december is er weer een Verhalen uit Nieuw-West in New Metropolis.
Fotocredits: Ahmad Habasha
Redactie & productie: Emma van Veenen2018-12-1330 min