PreviousNext Practitioner Trainings Wir bieten 5-tägige Fachseminare in englischer Sprache zu wichtigen Themen der zivilen, gewaltfreien Konfliktbearbeitung. Die Fachseminare sind praxisorientiert und auf die Bedürfnisse der Teilnehmenden zugeschnitten. Die Teilnehmenden werden von erfahrenen Trainer*innen begleitet und können ihr Wissen nicht nur vertiefen, sondern auch einbringen. Sie bestärken sich gegenseitig und vernetzten sich miteinander. Neuer Flyer 2025"Practitioner Trainings" von Februar bis April 2025 Trainings im Überblick:Mediating Conflicts in Groups (17.–21.02.2025)Defending Human Rights (24.–28.02.2025)Holistic Security (03.–07.03.2025)Facilitating a Training (10.–14.03.2025)Realising Gender Equity (17.–21.03.2025)Decolonial Transformation (24.–28.03.2025)Project Management (31.03.-04.04.2025)Link zum Flyer Febr-April 2025Link zum Anmeldeformular 2025Bewerbungsfrist bis zum 19.01.2025 verlängert. Online-Anmeldung für unsere Practitioner Trainings in Präsenz im Febr/April 2025 Jetzt bewerben Termine Ort Zielgruppe Wir bieten immer im Febr/März und im Oktober/November eine Reihe von verschiedenen Fachseminaren in Präsenz an, die einzeln oder in Kombination belegt werden können. Tagungshaus der KURVE Wustrow in Wustrow (Wendland) Die Teilnehmenden sind Aktivist*innen und Mitarbeitende von Nichtregierungsorganisationen oder Initiativen, die sich für Gewaltfreiheit, Frieden und Gerechtigkeit einsetzen. Sie wenden ihr erworbenes Wissen in der Praxis an und geben es in ihren Zusammenhängen weiter. Themen und Termine - in Präsenz Anti-Bias and Social Inclusion Dates: 04.-08.11.2024 in Präsenz20.-24.10.2025 in PräsenzDieses Thema findet 2024 auch online statt. ObjectivesParticipants are ableto critically reflect upon their own involvement in processes of exclusion and inclusion at personal, interpersonal, and structural levels in a global contextto examine the role of prejudices, power inequalities and ideologies in peace work and to begin to develop strategies to counter their negative effectsto explore the possibilities of allyship and coalition building as privileged or marginalised persons/institutionsto explain and build upon the anti-bias and social inclusion approach in their work contextPeace Work aims at establishing and nurturing inclusive societies that provide equal access to social, political, and economic resources to all - irrespective of their origin, age, gender, physical or mental condition, religion, sexual orientation, etc. The concepts of Anti-Bias and Social Inclusion aim at strengthening respect for diversity and creating awareness also for intersectional aspects of discrimination and social exclusion.Based on our own experiences we will reflect on how we are involved and affected by the social/global power relations. We will exchange and learn how to initiate processes of prejudice awareness that motivate and equip individuals, groups, and institutions to critically confront their discriminatory attitudes and actions, and thus develop sustainable empowering structures.TrainersCvetka BovhaPrasad Reddy Applying Do No Harm Dates:dieses Thema findet 2023 und 2024 online statt Objectives Participants are ableto apply the Do No Harm tool to a real projectto assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Do No Harm approach in comparison with other tools they knowto integrate Do No Harm into existing project management proceduresWe want to do good, but might do harm instead. How can we avoid doing harm? The Do No Harm approach was developed by many practitioners engaged in development work and humanitarian assistance to give an answer to this question. Nowadays it is used by many organisations, alsoparticularly in peace and human rights work.In his training the Do No Harm tool will first be presented by the trainers using a case study.Then participants will be supported in applying the tool to their own projects. In a confidential setting (based on Chatham House rules) the critical details of the project design will be identified and options for a conflict sensitive and effective re-design will be developed.TrainersWolfgang HeinrichJochen Neumann Beratung im Kontext gewaltfreier Konflikttransformation und sozialer Bewegungen (Deutschsprachiges Seminar / In German Language Only)Termine: dieses Thema findet erst wieder 2025 online stattim Septemer 2024 kommt der neue Flyer raus ZieleDie Teilnehmenden habensich mit der Vielfalt dessen auseinandergesetzt, was „Beratung“ bedeuten kann.Haltungen und deren Ausdruck reflektiert, die für Beratungsrollen relevant sind, insbesondere für Beratung in sozialen Bewegungen und kultursensiblen Kontexten.Methoden und Instrumente erlernt und geübt, die sie in Beratungstätigkeiten nutzen können.In diesem Fachseminar beleuchten wir unterschiedliche Kontexte und Rollen, in denen Beratung flexibel eingesetzt werden kann sowie Beratungsmethodik und Phasen der Beratung in Einzel- und Gruppensettings. In der Beratungsmethodik beziehen wir uns insbesondere auf systemischeBeratung, sowie achtsamkeitsbasierte Ansätze aus den kontextuellen Verhaltenswissenschaften (z. B. ACT).Die Reflexion von Haltungen und der beraterischen Beziehung nehmen eine besondere Rolle im Training ein. Wir schaffen außerdem Raum für die Auseinandersetzung mit der Frage, wie Berater* innen nicht nur für den beraterischen Prozess, sondern auch sich selbst sorgen können.Trainer*innenThimna BunteHarald Weishaupt Campaigning for Nonviolent Change Dates:Dieses Thema findet 2025 nur online statt. ObjectivesParticipants are ableto distinguish a variety of tools to develop effective nonviolent campaigns and between concepts like organising and mobilising, as well as strategies, campaigns and actionsto analyse their social issue and to choose campaign types and nonviolent actions that would be most effective.Campaigns are a key activity of social movements in order to foster social change. In this training, we will explore the role of nonviolent campaigns in the complex context of social change with a focus on the development of effective nonviolent campaigns.Based on own case examples, participants will explore a typical cycle of campaign development, planning and organising. According to the participants’ interests and needs, they will apply tools to analyse their movement’s social issue, reflect on different campaign and action types (for both presence and digital spheres), and deepen their understanding of the concepts of organising, mobilising, strategies, narratives, campaigns and actions. At the end of the training participants will be ready to develop a complete nonviolent campaign plan.The training is for activists, organisers and leaders as well as peacebuilders and trainers involved in nonviolent movements, who want to plan and coordinate successful nonviolent campaigns and/or facilitate others to do so.TrainersThimna BunteHilal Demir Dealing with the Past Date:27.-31.10.2025 in Präsenz ObjectivesParticipants are ableto assess the strengths and weaknesses of selected processes of dealing with the pastto find their own answers to key questions related to dealing the past processesViolent conflicts lead to numerous injustices and leave scars on a society. These injustices are often degenerating into new patterns of violence seeking justification in the past. A vicious circle.Dealing with a violent past in a constructive manner is at the core of peacebuilding. It is a precondition to reconciliation. However, there are many different ways – ranging from impunity and general amnesty to national truths commissions and international courts of justice.Such processes invoke questions such as: Why punishments, why amnesty? Is there collective guilt / responsibility? How to deal with collective memory and opposing versions of truth and history? Who is a victim, what is victimisation?The trainers will offer insights into the processes they have been involved in. But foremost we will seek for answers and foster re-questioning.TrainersNovalić NedžadDavorka TurkNenad Vukosavljević Decolonial Transformation Date:24.-28.03.2025 ObjectivesParticipants are able toto critically reflect on colonialisation and its effects on our societies up until todayto identify injustices and privileges from a de-colonial perspective as well as actions towards decolonial transformationto identify and challenge stereotypes and prejudices that we carryColonisation has not been overcome yet, and it wasn’t only about claiming geographic territory. It is still to be found in many spheres of our societies, resulting in attitudes and stereotypes that are not helpful for inclusive and sustainable change processes. Decolonial transformation is addressing these influences that harm us as individuals as well as communities and societies. In this training we will apply frameworks and concepts used in decolonial work. Participants will be invited to explore ways to recognise and transform the dynamics of colonisation at the individual and organisational level and how those dynamics relate to the systemic level.TrainersJoel Campe Nontokozo Sedibe-Sabic Defending Human Rights Dates:24.-28.02.2025 in PräsenzDieses Thema findet 2025 auch online statt. ObjectivesParticipants are ableto gain an insights into the concept of human rights and an overview of selected international and regional human rights instruments;to formulate their own standpoint on the universality of human rights;to identify potential strategies for defending human rights in their own context.Human rights matter for peace work in at least three different ways. The denial of human rights can be a cause for conflict. Violent conflict often goes along with gross human rights violations. And human rights can serve as a vision for a just and peaceful society in a post-conflict setting.In this training we uncover the origin(s) of human rights, give an overview of the most important international and regional human rights standards and apply these to selected case studies of human rights violations. Furthermore we will discuss the universality of human rights from different perspectives. We will share examples how human rights are effectively claimed and defended and how human rights defenders can be protected.The training is relevant for all who want to gain a better understanding of the concept of human rights and who want to defend human rights or protect human rights defenders.TrainersPaula Monteiro DaneseDaniel O´CluanaighSantiago Zuleta Digital Security Dates:ist für 2025 nicht terminiert ObjectivesParticipants are ableto identify and respond to emerging risks to the sensitive information they manage in their work;to maintain and improve the basic security of their digital devices and accounts;to in accordance with their necessities, understand and implement advanced tools to protect their data storage and communication.This training will create awareness and support capacity-building which is relevant to the digital security of the participants. Peace activists will be enabled to do the risk self-assessment related to their own information management. They will gain insights into personal and organisational strategies on digital security concerning computers, internet and mobile/smart phones.Participants will learn about secure behaviours and tools to use for maintenance of devices, safer storage and recovery of sensitive information, and more secure communication.TrainersMarianne KochPeter Steudtner Facilitating a Training Date:14.-18.10.2024 in Präsenz10.-14.03.2025 in Präsenz ObjectivesParticipants are ableto assess their own strengths and weaknesses as a facilitator of trainings for adults;to better design trainings that are based on key principles of adult learning and the concept of Action Learning.Facilitation skills are essential for everyone who wants to work with people and support communication processes. Training is a very sophisticated form of communication and is aimed at facilitating learning.Participants will gain an overview of learning theories, principles of adult learning and a selection of training concepts like Action Learning and Comfort Zones. Moreover, the design of this training will be critically reflected in order to assist participants in designing and conducting trainings themselves.Additionally participants will get an opportunity to demonstrate their skills as a facilitator including a video recording for self-reflection and if requested with feedback from trainers.TrainersJochen NeumannWilma Raabe Holistic Security Dates:30.09.-04.10.2024 in Präsenz03.-07.03.2025 in Präsenz OBJECTIVES Participants are ableto carry out in-depth risk and context analysis to improve their personal and organisational security practicesto create basic security plans and protocols for common or high-risk aspects of their work and activismto know and choose secure practices and tools according to their own situation and capacityActivists and peace workers face many risks depending on their contexts. This training combines physical, psychosocial and digital elements of security and care with security planning and management into an integrated approach. It will stimulate participants to think critically and act to improve the security of themselves, their communities, and families with the objective of “well-being in action”.Based on the Holistic Security Approach, this training enables participants to reframe security into community-care and self-care within their contexts, collectives and organisations to face different forms of repression and violence.TrainersMarianne KochYara Sallam Mediating Conflicts in Groups Dates:17.-21.02.2025 in Präsenz ObjectivesParticipants are ableto analyse a conflict with its differences and animositiesto select the relevant and appropriate tools for their facilitation of conflictsto support articulating needs and values and generating cooperative solutions.In this training we will deal with effective ways to transform conflicts within or between groups.Participants will gain insights into selected tools and have the opportunity to practice and apply these tools to their own projects and/or case studies. Participants will assess the strengths and weaknesses of these tools in order to choose and adapt the most adequate ones.This training course addresses activists, staff of NGOs and peace workers who need to facilitate conflicts within their work.TrainersSilke FreitagMarianne Koch Nonviolent Conflict Transformation Dates:28.10.-01.11.2024 in Präsenz06.-10.10.2025 in Präsenz ObjectivesParticipants are ableto understand the approach of nonviolent conflict transformation;to identify and understand the need for nonviolent action to confront injustices;to gain an overview of the wide range of nonviolent meansPeace work is often associated with “classic” peacemaking approaches like negotiations and mediation. Such methods can lead to sustainable solutions and a de-escalation of conflict. However, in order for them to be successful, there has to be a certain degree of power balance between parties and awareness for the root causes of conflict. To create such pre-conditions, nonviolent direct action can be a tool to raise awareness, mobilise people and confront injustice.The training addresses people who are or want to become peace or movement workers. Participants will study the basic concepts of nonviolent conflict transformation based on Diana Francis, including definitions of violence and peace by Johan Galtung as well as means of nonviolent action as described by Gene Sharp and others.TrainersJochen NeumannLaura Weber Peace Education in Practice Dates:11.-15.11.2024 in presence10.-14.11.2025 in presence ObjectivesParticipants are ableto understand the concept “logic of peace” in relation to the “logic of security” and translate it to their own contextto develop their own attitude, values and understanding of peace educationto develop a programme of peace education by adapting methods and formats to their own context.Peace education, understood as the education towards peace, tries to question the status quo of uncivil relations, educates on ways and methods of peaceful transformation of conflicts and opens a space to reflect upon one’s own violent / peaceful attitudes, values and actions.In this training we will introduce participants to the concept of the “logic of peace” which can serve as an analytical tool as well as practical guidance. It allows participants to change their perspective and to see a variety of opportunities for action which can initiate a paradigm shift from the logic of security to the logic of peace. Furthermore participants are introduced to and will practice a selection of methods and formats of peace education.The training also involves strategising for the implementation of peace education on different levels of your respective context – towards the institutionalisation. We will share our experience in the field of peace education but also include and build on the cases and questions participants will introduce.TrainersEsther BinneAna Bitoljanu Project Management Dates:18.-22.11.2024 in Präsenz31.03.-04.04.2025 in Präsenz17.-21.11.2025 in PräsenzDieses Thema findet 2025 auch online statt. Objectives Participants are ableto assess the strengths and weaknesses of selected project management approaches and tools;to select the relevant and appropriate tools for their project context;to apply key elements of selected project management tools.Peace work needs proper planning, monitoring and evaluation in order to be able to contribute positively towards conflict transformation. In this training we will deal with questions about effective ways to promote peace and respective tools are offered to find valid answers. These approaches and tools range from Outcome Mapping to „Do no harm“ and “Reflecting on Peace Practice”.Participants will gain insights into selected tools and have the opportunity to apply these tools to their own projects and/or case studies. Participants will assess the strengths and weaknesses of these tools in order to choose and adapt the right tools for managing their peace projects.The training is relevant for all who intend to engage in or are already in a position to coordinate peace projects.TrainersGesa BentJochen Neumann Realising Gender Equity Dates:17.-21.03.2025 in Präsenz ObjectivesParticipants are ableto understand the basic concept of gender sensitivity in civil society organisations and activists' movements;to identify in which ways gender is relevant for themselves in their context;to plan concrete steps for advancing a safer space and gender sensitive mainstreaming.In this training, we will look at power differences from a gender perspective. Social norms are interacting with power issues and shape society's understanding of 'men' and 'women' and their 'appropriate' roles at work and in the public sphere. A more just society relies on gender-sensitive civil society organisations.This training, therefore, will look at the relevance of 'gender' on an individual and organisational level. Together we will develop an organisation-specific plan for creating a momentum of change and a plan for transformation.TrainersLiron Peleg HadomiLihi Levian Joffe Rawia Loucia Strategising Nonviolent Change in Social Movements Dates:07.-11.10.2024 in Präsenz13.-17.10.2025 in Präsenz ObjectivesParticipants are ableto assess the complexity of social change, the functioning of movements, and the role of powerto apply relevant tools for conflict analysis, movement analysis, as well as strategisingto support the build-up of strategies that are adaptive and resilient in complex and changing contextsActions and campaigns without a strategy might not create the desired change – and neither will endless strategising without implementing actions. In this training, we explore how social change happens, how movements function, and how we can use tools for building up power and adapt strategies to be resilient in complex and changing contexts.Based on their own case examples, they will learn about rational, creative and narrative approaches to strategising, including in contexts of repression. In a simulation, they will experience challenges of alliances-building as a central dimension of generating power.The training is for activists, organisers and leaders as well as peacebuilders and trainers involved in nonviolent movements, who want to plan and facilitate effective, adaptive and resilient strategies together with other movement actors.TrainersThimna BunteHilal Demir Stress and Trauma Sensitivity in Peacebuilding Dates:21.-25.10.2024 in Präsenz03.-07.11.2025 in Präsenz ObjectivesParticipants are ableto understand the meaning of stress, trauma as well as stress and trauma sensitivity in the context of peacebuildingto understand the impact of different forms of violence and power dynamics on trauma (intersectional perspective)to reflect on how stress and trauma can affect themselves in their role as well as teams and organisationsThe stress- and trauma-sensitive approach (STA) by medica mondiale is at the heart of this training. Participants learn about trauma sensitivity in a stress and trauma sensitive learning atmosphere. Self-care is woven into the training process as a crosscutting element. The STA approach also provides a practical orientation to put into practice stress and trauma sensitive peacebuilding with target groups, partners, staff (members), teams and organisations. This includes the impact of trauma dynamics on staff and teams.In our training, we provide guidance how organisations, projects and individual practitioners can integrate trauma sensitivity into their activities, programmes and organisational structures.TrainersPia FrohweinSabiha Husić Kosten und Anmeldung TeilnahmegebührDie Teilnahmegebühr beträgt1.800,– Euro für Organisationen1.200,– Euro für Einzelpersonen1.000,– Euro reduzierter Beitrag für Einzelpersonen (auf Anfrage)Die Teilnahmegebühr beinhaltet Trainingsmaterial, vegetarische Vollverpflegung und Unterkunft in Mehrbettzimmern (Einzelzimmerzuschlagist für 10,00 Euro pro Tag erhältlich) im Tagungshaus der KURVE Wustrow.Wer die Kosten nicht in voller Höhe tragen kann, kann sich um ein Stipendium bewerben. Je nach vorhandenen Fördermitteln können wir ggf. eine Reduktion der Teilnahmegebühr gewähren und/oder einen Teil der Reisekosten übernehmen.AnmeldungAnmeldungen sollten möglichst frühzeitig erfolgen. 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