The Power of Stories is a 7-day Erasmus+ training course in Poland designed for youth workers who want to learn how to use digital storytelling as a tool for youth empowerment and social inclusion.
The programme focuses on supporting young people at risk of exclusion through creative audiovisual methods. Participants will explore storytelling techniques, create their own short digital film, and learn how to use this method in youth work and community projects.
The training follows a “learning by doing” approach, meaning that participants will actively experience the method before applying it in their professional practice.
🌍 About the Training Course
Digital storytelling is a powerful method that combines personal stories, images, voice, and short videos to help people express their experiences and perspectives.
During the training, participants will create their own digital story (short film) and learn how to guide young people through similar creative processes. The course emphasizes storytelling as a method to encourage self-expression, emotional reflection, and dialogue, especially with young people facing social challenges.
No previous filmmaking experience is required.
🎯 Training Activities and Methods
🎥 Creating your own short digital film
✍️ Developing story ideas, scripts, and narratives
🎙 Recording voiceovers and personal storytelling
🖼 Using images and visuals to express emotions and experiences
💻 Learning basic video editing techniques
🧠 Exploring digital storytelling as a youth work methodology
👥 Practicing how to facilitate storytelling workshops for young people
📚 Learning Outcomes
🎬 Understanding the Digital Storytelling – Berkeley Method
💡 Ability to design digital storytelling activities for youth
🤝 Skills to support young people at risk of exclusion
🎤 Improved communication and storytelling abilities
🧑🏫 Competence to act as a digital storytelling facilitator
🌍 Tools to adapt the method to local youth communities
👤 Participant Profile
🧑🏫 Youth workers, trainers, or active volunteers
🤝 Working with young people, especially those with fewer opportunities
🎬 Interested in digital storytelling and creative youth work
🌍 Living in an Erasmus+ programme country
💬 Able to communicate in English
🎂 Minimum 18 years old
🌎 Eligible Applicant Countries
🇦🇹 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
📅 Activity Dates
13 April 2026 – 21 April 2026
📅 Application Deadline
21 March 2026
🔗 Application Link
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14542
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