LEC (Love Every Challenge) is a 5-day personal development and leadership training course in Latvia designed for youth workers, trainers, volunteers, and educators who want to strengthen their resilience, emotional intelligence, and leadership skills.
The training takes place in the Latvian countryside and combines nature-based learning, experiential methods, and group reflection. Participants step outside their comfort zones through outdoor challenges, teamwork exercises, and personal reflection activities.
The core philosophy of the training is the idea: “Become a leader you wish to follow.”
🌍 About the Training Course
Working with young people can be rewarding but also demanding. Many youth workers experience burnout, uncertainty, or emotional exhaustion.
LEC provides a space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with personal motivation, while also learning practical tools that can be applied directly in youth work and non-formal education.
The programme is inspired by the Swedish Value Based Leadership approach and enriched by 20 years of experiential learning practice.
🎯 Training Methods and Activities
🌿 Adventure and outdoor challenges to build trust and resilience
🧘 Embodiment exercises and movement activities
🎭 Storytelling, role play, and reflection circles
🤝 Teamwork challenges and group facilitation exercises
🧠 Learning through experience followed by reflection
🌍 Peer exchange and networking with youth workers
📚 Learning Outcomes
💪 Strengthen personal resilience and self-leadership
🧠 Develop emotional intelligence and self-awareness
🧑🏫 Gain tools for group facilitation and reflective learning
🔥 Learn methods to prevent burnout in youth work
🤝 Improve skills in supporting young people through challenges and transitions
🌍 Build an international network of youth professionals
👤 Participant Profile
🧑🏫 Youth workers, trainers, volunteers, and educators
🌍 Active in youth work, non-formal education, or community projects
🧠 Interested in personal growth, leadership, and experiential learning
🤝 Open to outdoor challenges and reflective processes
🎂 Participants 18+
🌎 Eligible Applicant Countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇸🇾 Syria, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 🇽🇰 Kosovo, 🇲🇪 Montenegro
📅 Activity Dates
10 April 2026 – 14 April 2026
📅 Application Deadline
21 March 2026
🔗 Application Link
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14530
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