Connection
Youth Exchange on empathy through non-violent communication
When: summer 2025
Where: The Czech Republic
For whom: 20 youth + 4 group leaders
In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
Gandhi
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Self-empathy and self-compassion
Connection with ourselves
Active and empathic listening and presence
Honest authentic expression
Communication in conflict situations
O1: Bringing together 4 group leaders and 20 young participants, with at least 50% (10 participants) with fewer opportunities, to foster cross-cultural exchange and learning.
O2: Cultivating a sense of belonging and community by creating a safe, supportive space for participants, fostering trust and mutual respect through collaborative activities.
O3: Empowering participants to cultivate self-compassion, self-acceptance, and self-awareness, enabling them to navigate daily challenges related to discrimination, power dynamics, and rigid social structures
O4: Providing practical tools for empathy, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and digital detox, allowing participants to implement these practices in their daily lives.
O5: Offering opportunities for participants to authentically express themselves in movement and communication.
O6: Creating a brochette together with participants with tools for empathetic communication and active listening, fostering deeper understanding and connection with others.
O7: Supporting participants in sharing their learnings with local communities through methods of their choice (e.g., workshops, videos, podcasts, or webinars).
You will be able to review the program plan here in a short time!
Do you want to be a partner?
We are seeking partners interested in any of the following topics:
- Non-violent communication
- Well-being and mental health
- Nature and mindfulness
- you will provide a group leader who will support us in the process (note: we are searching for highly motivated people who wants to learn)
- you will fill in our partners’ form
- you will provide us with the PIF
- you will actively support the dissemination and evaluation process
- We are collecting a participation fee of 30 euros. This fee will be send to you as a sending organisation (we are not keeping it).
- Do you have other needs? Tell us, and we will be happy to discover how to make this experience meaningful for your organisation!
- youngsters will run a local workshop, or presendation, or develop a product (podcast, etc.)
- together with the group we will develop an eBook of used activities
- we will add a new topic to the free well-being app HOPE
- dissemination of photos & videos
Interested?
write us on info@czechinspire.eu
Project's Team
Eliška Uhlířová
facilitator
I’m an educator, a young facilitator, a student and a teacher.
I’m passionate about creating spaces for authentic connection.
I focus on themes like empathy, improvisation and theatre, nature, and non-violent communication, combining them to foster meaningful experiences that connect the heart and mind. For me, education and learning is about more than just knowledge—it’s about helping people truly connect with themselves and others in ways that matter.
info@czechinspire.eu
+420 603 274 056
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Vojtěch Žák
Project supervisor
I am a trainer, facilitator, coach, storyteller, and writer.
The main topics I am focused on are the labor market, social inclusion (mainly of the LGBT+ spectrum), and personal development. The main methods I use are storytelling, coaching, systemic work, body movement, art, gamification, and LARP.
I went from a career as a journalist and marketing specialist to becoming a coach, facilitator, and trainer. I have worked for 6 years as a scout leader and later participated in the EVS program at Olde Vechte Foundation in the Netherlands.
info@czechinspire.eu
+420 775 636 658
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