By Angelina Ruf | Project Leader
35 young men and women have participated in five formative sessions, which covered topics such as “territory”, “food”, “community promotion”, “identity” and “community communication”. In collaboration with them, 20 additional youth participated in initiatives and actions in their communities in favour of the common good.
During the formative process the challenge is to work on the “being” of each participant and the group, whereas during the community initiatives the challenge is to work on the “doing”, which constitutes the contribution to the common good. Implementing these Initiatives – organized by participants of the ebc - forms part of their learning process which aims to give them confidence and new skills through practical work in community promotion.
Activities carried out during the practical part of the Initiatives led to new ideas for working in collective settings, broadened linkages with other actors and have provoked further interest among participants in the workshops and those who benefitted from the initiatives.
Approaching elementary schools of the region was also an important accomplishment for the participants.
Furthermore, the connection created between participants has been important for future collaboration and has already led them to support each other´s Initiatives by working together. Let’s protect this kind of attitude, because above all the work that we suggest, the fact that the participants work and show solidarity among each other without our help or organisation, is an extremely invaluable experience.
A few of the developed initiatives are:
For October 2019 we plan to start a new group of young women and men, also in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, so as to continue to further unity, strengthen capacities and contributing to hope for a better world.
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