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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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