🌍 ❄️ Erasmus+ Training Course in Finland – Melt the Ice! Building Intergenerational Bridges 🇫🇮 | Connect, Learn & Strengthen Communities ✨ 🤝

🌟 About the Training

This five-day Erasmus+ Training Course in Lahti, Finland 🇫🇮 invites youth workers, volunteers, multipliers and Naturefriends to explore how different generations can work, learn and grow together. Organised by International Young Naturefriends (IYNF), the programme focuses on building stronger, more inclusive communities by transforming generational differences into opportunities for shared learning. Participants will experience outdoor activities, non-formal learning and hands-on group tasks designed to strengthen intergenerational cooperation in their local organisations.

🌱❄️ Main Objectives & Learning Approach

Over the course of five days, participants will:
✨ Reflect on generational identities, experiences and communication styles
🤝 Practice conflict navigation and collaboration in mixed-age groups
🌿 Engage in outdoor experiential learning
🎨 Try practical methods that can be used in local youth work settings
🛠️ Design small community actions and micro-projects
📘 Co-create a simple guideline for intergenerational cooperation
Participants are encouraged to return home as multipliers, bringing new ideas and tools to their communities, organisations and Naturefriends groups.

👥 Who Is This Training For?

Ideal participants include:
🌍 Young people (16+) active in youth organisations
🤝 Youth workers, youth leaders, trainers, mentors and volunteers
🍃 Naturefriends members interested in community building
📘 Practitioners of non-formal education
No previous experience is needed—only curiosity, openness and willingness to participate in group and outdoor activities.

🌍 Eligible Countries

🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium (DE/FL/FR), 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇹🇷 Türkiye

📅 Training Dates

9–13 March 2026
Location: Lahti, Finland 🇫🇮
Working language: English

💼 Costs & Reimbursement

💶 Participation fee:
• 100 EUR (Naturefriends members)
• 125 EUR (Non-members)
🏨 Accommodation & food: Provided
✈️ Travel reimbursement: According to IYNF travel policy
📜 Youthpass certificate provided to all participants

📞 Organiser & Contact

Organiser: International Young Naturefriends (IYNF)
Co-organiser: Naturefriends International
Contact person: Naomi Arnaud
✉️ Email: melttheice@iynf.org
📞 Phone: +420 234 621 573

🔚 Application Deadline

31 December 2025 (24h UTC)

🔗 Application Link

http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14217

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