Your experience is needed: work with us on the topic of mental health in international Workcamps.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental disorders affect one in four people worldwide. Many of these people do not seek help. This is due to a combination of several barriers that we encounter in our society: lack of awareness of the area of mental health, lack of information on how to recognize the symptoms of depression, the social stigma that tells us that asking for help is a sign of weakness...
In project 'PAIN', this year, we are working together with our colleagues from INEX-SDA in the Czech Republic to deepen knowledge and awareness of mental health and well-being in the context of international voluntary services such as Workcamps. Our goal is to make our volunteering projects (even) more inclusive and to promote equality and non-discrimination.
In April, we are therefore inviting camp leaders and trainers from both organizations to join us in discussing and further developing materials for group leaders and camp coordinators that deal with this topic.
When?
April 11-14th, 2025
The meeting will start on Friday late afternoon and end on Monday morning just after breakfast.
Location
The Trainers' Hub will take place in Prague.
What is it about?
Mental health, both of volunteers and group leaders, plays an important role in our camps. We do not expect our group leaders to be professional therapists or to already have extensive professional background knowledge. Instead, we want to equip them with accessible tools, methods and knowledge to master challenging situations well.
In the hub in Prague, we want to share experiences together and create materials and information that specifically deal with the topic of mental health in the Workcamp context.
The materials created will be made available to all group leaders in camps this summer in order to strengthen their self-confidence and their ability to recognize potential mental health problems in the camp with empathy and to respond to them appropriately.
Who can join?
Interested camp leaders, trainers, youth workers or others who would like to delve deeper into the topic of mental health in international voluntary projects are invited.
Costs and travel reimbursement
Participation is free of charge. “PAIN” is a project funded by the European Union's Erasmus+ program. You will therefore receive a travel allowance for your travel costs from Germany to the Czech Republic.
Register now!
If you are interested in the Trainers' Hub, just send Sina and Janina a short email to projekte@ibg-workcamps.org to receive more information.