Diversity & Living Library

International Training Course

Romania, 28th March – 3rd April 2011

The main goal of the project is to support youth workers and other practitioners
working directly with young people in the field of social inclusion and diversity by
offering them tools to take action.

Objectives:
1. to stimulate participants (youth workers and youth leaders) to act as diversity and
intercultural learning multipliers in their organizations and regions
2. to stimulate participants for implementing projects using Living Library as an
instrument in the social inclusion and diversity field
3. to multiply Youth in Action programme as a provider of educational opportunities.

Project initiated by: Financially supported by: A.R.T. Fusion is contact organization for:
The profile of the volunteer:
 trainers, youth workers, youth leaders
 familiar with non formal education
 willing to lear more about Diversity and how concepts as prejudices and
stereotypes are linked with intercultural learning field
 interested in new non formal method Living Library within Diversity and it’s
implementation into Youth in Action Programme

Training content:
The most actual concepts of Diversity will be summarized and discussed
The importance of respecting Diversity in the field of intercultural learning will be
adressed
Living Library (Human Library) will be introduced as a non formal method that can be as
an instrument in the social inclusion and diversity field
Participants will have the opportunity to organize themselves a Living Library (Human
Library)

Living Library (Human Library)

The Living Library works exactly like a normal library – readers come and borrow a
'book' for a limited period of time. After reading it they return the Book to the library
and – if they want – they can borrow another Book. There is only one difference: the
Books in the Living Library are human beings, and the Books and readers enter into a
personal dialogue. The Books in the Living Library are people representing groups
frequently confronted with prejudices and stereotypes, and who are often victims of
discrimination or social exclusion.

Living Library (Human Library) aims to:

 promote the respect for human rights and human dignity;
 raise awareness about diversity in all its aspects
 enable constructive dialogue about prejudices that frequently lead to
discrimination against individuals or groups of people.

Project initiated by: Financially supported by: A.R.T. Fusion is contact organization for:
Working language:
The knowledge of English on communicative level is requiered

Costs:
70% of travel costs will be reimbursed
20 EUR is participation fee

Project initiated by: Financially supported by: A.R.T. Fusion is contact organization for:
 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
8:30-10:00 Breakfast
ME
Getting to know Living Library Step by
&
eachother activities step
The Other
The Books Finding books for
Fears expectations Organizing a Living Living Library future
LL catalogue in the
and contributions Library plans
community
Diversity Map
Introduction to the
10:00-11:30 LL TC The Librarians
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break
ARRIVALS

Confronting
differences Hosting & promoting a
Presentations of
LL
organizations and
projects Preparing the LL Living Library
Stereotypes & Living Library Final Evaluation
catalogue Unplugged
Prejudices movie

Team building Experience Living Library

12:00-13:30 exclusion past experiences
13:30-15:00 Lunch

Intercultural Preparing the LL Living Library

Teambuilding
15:00-17:30 learning catalogue Evaluation

17:30-18:00 Coffee Break Coffee Break

DEPARTURES
Understanding YIA Programme
Official diversity
welcome Who am I? Living Library Organizing a Living
18:00-19:00 ID – T-shirt Then & Now Library Basic in project
First official management
19:00-19:30 presentation Reflection Groups Reflection Groups Free time

19:30- 20:30 Dinner

Welcoming Intercultural Participant's
Free evening Passion night Farewell party
evening Evening initiative

Project initiated by: Financially supported by: A.R.T. Fusion is contact organization for:
Project initiated by: Financially supported by: A.R.T. Fusion is contact organization for: