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===== VIA BRACHY===== | ===== VIA BRACHY===== | ||
{{:the_box:via-brachy-logo.jpg?nolink&160 |}}Via Brachy is a French non-profit organization established at Toulouse, Occitanie.\\ | {{:the_box:via-brachy-logo.jpg?nolink&160 |}}Via Brachy is a French non-profit organization established at Toulouse, Occitanie.\\ | ||
- | Since 1998, we aim at **empowering people**, enhancing social and ecological projects run by citizens and fostering **cultural dialogue** and **knowledge exchange** between people and organizations from various backgrounds. We organize mobility projects and non-formal educational activities in order to encourage **social inclusion** and to help people find their way in society.\\ | + | Since 1998, we aim at **empowering people**, enhancing **social and ecological projects** run by citizens and fostering **cultural dialogue** and **knowledge exchange** between people and organizations from various backgrounds. We promote **eco-friendly living** and **social and collaborative economy** and advocate for **social change** and **social and ecological transition**. |
- | We believe that **traveling opens** people’s minds to new realities and encourages them to share ideas, knowledge and experiences. We promote **eco-friendly living** and **social economy** and advocate for **social change**.\\ | + | We organize mobility projects and non-formal educational activities in order to **tackle prejudices**, encourage **social dialogue** and help people **find their way** in society.\\ |
+ | We believe that **traveling opens** people’s minds to new realities and encourages them to share ideas, knowledge and experiences.\\ | ||
In practice:\\ | In practice:\\ | ||
* we offer **learning opportunities** to people as catalysts for personal transformation and social change, either by organizing our own learning mobility projects (youth exchanges, seminars, training courses) in South-West France, nor by partnering with other social organizations in Europe; | * we offer **learning opportunities** to people as catalysts for personal transformation and social change, either by organizing our own learning mobility projects (youth exchanges, seminars, training courses) in South-West France, nor by partnering with other social organizations in Europe; | ||
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===== OUR APPROACH ===== | ===== OUR APPROACH ===== | ||
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Since 2015, our training courses take place in rural cottages near Gaillac (Tarn, France), which creates the proper atmosphere for a good learning experience and a deeper connection between the participants. \\ | Since 2015, our training courses take place in rural cottages near Gaillac (Tarn, France), which creates the proper atmosphere for a good learning experience and a deeper connection between the participants. \\ | ||
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Each training course gathers around 30 people coming from 3 to 9 different EU countries.\\ | Each training course gathers around 30 people coming from 3 to 9 different EU countries.\\ | ||
- | For 7 to 10 days, they **share methods and tools**, learn from each other’s **experience** and benefit from the **inputs of skilled facilitators**, trainers, educators, social workers or activists. Together, they **define** the key concepts of the training course (power, leadership, cooperation, communication, supporting, critical thinking, etc.), **point out the processes** underlying the issues they are addressing, determine their **impacts** and acquire appropriate tools and methods to **overcome the issues** at stake and to improve their work and the quality of the service they provide to their target groups.\\ | + | For 7 to 10 days, they **share methods and tools**, learn from each other’s **experience** and benefit from the **inputs of skilled facilitators**, trainers, educators, social workers or activists. Together, they **define** the key concepts of the training course (power, leadership, cooperation, communication, supporting, critical thinking, Climate change, the Commons, etc.), **point out the processes** underlying the issues they are addressing, determine their **impacts** and acquire appropriate tools and methods to **overcome the issues** at stake, develop their projects and improve the quality of the services they provide to their target groups.\\ |
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