GiveLab: Laboratory against gender inequality & violence in international volunteering image
Prevention of gender-based violence in international workcamps is a common concern for volunteer organisations, which manage the daily interaction between participants on their collective life projects. However, Youth workers do not always feel able to act in advance of the problematic situations they may encounter, in contexts where people with different socio-cultural backgrounds live together. In 2021, the responses to the questionnaire disseminated within the Solidarités Jeunesses movement by the working group on "Gender and fight against gender-based violence" highlighted a lack of training and preparation for youth professionals, as well as the need for tools to enable them to support young people in creating safe spaces to discuss issues of gender stereotypes and the various forms of abuse they ...
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