Lejka

Climate change does not affect everyone equally. How are environmental sustainability and social justice interconnected? What do we mean by the terms intersectionality and just transition? In this workshop we will explore the topics of environmentalism, sustainability and climate change from various perspectives, discuss their societal dimension, and deepen our understanding of climate justice.

doruk

In this workshop, we will focus on dynamic learning styles and learning potentials in diverse intercultural environments. Participants will be able to build strong foundation and understanding while applying different learning and education approaches.

Tijana

Are you a group leader or a group member that is struggling with all that mess inside of the group or simply wants to learn more about psychology of a group. In this workshop you will have an opportunity to learn more about group dynamics and structure, how to recognize good leadership, how to motivate different individuals to work towards the same goal and how to convert diversities and individual differences into the biggest group advantage instead of the greatest fear and enemy. This is a place where you will find more about how different types of motivation impact engagement of the group, learn how to motivate each individual, discover their potentials and help them contribute to the group.

Doruk is an EFIL travelling trainer. This scheme allows EFIL Member Organisations to request the participation of a trainer from the EFIL European Pool of Trainers (EPOT) to take part in national training or volunteer meetings. To encourage exchanges of expertise, interesting methodologies, ideas and concepts, EFIL funds a limited number of the travelling trainers per year. EFIL pays for the travel but does not cover the other expenses such as preparation, accommodation, etc.

Bára studied at a French and Spanish high school and then went to Chile for a study stay. She also studied psychology and cultural psychology and currently works as a psychologist with families with children with autism spectrum disorders. In addition, she is studying for a doctorate in psychotherapy and lectures on self-experience, well being, stress and cultural psychology. In her free time she enjoys meditating, practicing yoga, dancing, drawing and doing all possible and impossible slack sports.

Filip works as a trainer and facilitator. He specializes in the topics of intercultural learning, facilitation competences and gamification. Among other things, he teaches a course on intercultural competences at Charles and Masaryk Universities, prepares high school students for internships abroad and conducts training for international volunteers.

In the F*ÉRA programme, members focus mainly on the topic of gender-sensitive approaches in education. They work with young people on a positive relationship with their own bodies and sexuality, promoting their uniqueness, and raising issues of power and the causes of violence. They seek to create space for young people themselves to advocate for their needs to be met and for social change.

I am a member of NaZemi, where I am mainly involved in facilitation and education. Facilitation can be quite a technical, “neutral” tool, but as in all NaZem work, we try to infuse facilitation with our values to promote trust, cooperation and democratization in collectives and offer other alternatives to how power works between people. Other than that, I’m also interested in systems thinking, pedagogical competencies and in my spare time, role-playing.

Lejka did a semester-long exchange program in Pennsylvania and a year-long program in Montana during high school. Upon her return, she became a volunteer in AFS, where she was a contact person and worked on organizing events. Now she is a member of the trainers team. She is studying Environmental Studies and International Relations at Masaryk University. Her passions are traveling, yoga, running and music.

Lenka has been on a program with AFS in Switzerland and after her return she has been volunteering with AFS mainly in the study abroad program, she is the coordinator of interviews with students and she has also worked in the management of the volunteer group Brněnsko. Now she is working with the training team. She comes from a family that has long been connected to AFS. Both her mom and her mom’s sister have been on a year-long program abroad with AFS, her grandparents have hosted 4 international students, her aunt is hosting a student from Belgium this year, and her mom has also been a volunteer with AFS Brněnsko for a year. Lenka loves dancing, traveling and is very much looking forward to her first year of medical school.

Hi, I’m Lomme and I’m from Belgium. I went on exchange to Malaysia a few years ago and have been an active volunteer in AFS since then. Most of my time as a volunteer is spent doing and coming up with workshops for students and other volunteers. Apart from being active in AFS, I also spend a lot of time with other NGOs such as EFIL and Amnesty International.

Maky’s journey at AFS began with a year-long program in Germany. About three years ago, after her return, she became a volunteer at AFS. She also worked for some time in management in the volunteer group in Prague. At the moment, her main focus at AFS is at Pool of Trainers where she is a senior trainer. She loves traveling.

Tomáš enjoys exploring social constructs and their usefulness. He believes that if a social construct is socially useless, we should abandon it and look for a more useful alternative. He focuses on effective communication and tries to find substance in discussion. He has a career in lecturing and facilitation, and believes that understanding others helps him understand himself.

Veronika has been teaching since 2018 for various groups from children to seniors. She mostly focuses on teachers, librarians and other educators. She runs an organization fighting disinformation, organizes international training projects for youth workers and participates in teaching several university courses at MUNI, where she successfully completed her studies in journalism, political science and information science with a focus on technology in education. In addition to media, information and digital literacy, she also teaches courses on pedagogy, critical and creative thinking, mental wellbeing and presentation and lecturing skills. More about Veronica can be found on her blog at www.veronikabatelkova.cz

Tijana has been part of AFS family for 10 years now. During this amazing journey she has been host sister for several times, students and host family counselor, trainer and coordinator for AFS Serbia, volunteer’s team and preparatory team member for different projects with EFIL and Erasmus+ projects. She is currently general coordinator of Belgrade local chapter where she is transferring her knowledge to volunteers, planning and designing events and working on relations and partnerships with schools and teachers.