“Facilitator Self-care, Resilience and Peer-support” Workshop

Sep 9, 2020 | news, Uncategorized

Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Through the Building Alliance for Local Advancement, Development and Investment – Capacity Building

(BALADI CAP) Project

Facilitator Self-care, Resilience and Peer-support” Workshop

Call for Applicants – Open online till Tuesday, September 22, 2020

How to apply

Eligible youth who are interested are kindly requested to fill the online application by clicking on the link below – Deadline Tuesday Sept 22, 2020.

Click here for the Registration

How do I know if my application was accepted?

By end September, you will receive an e-mail informing you of the selection process result.

For more information

For more information on the Saint Vincent De Paul Lebanon جمعية مار منصور دي بول لبنان “Youth for Change and Resilience” project as a whole and this workshop, you can join our ZOOM Meeting on Wednesday Sept 9, 2020 at 18:00pm

(Send us an email at ssvplb@gmail.com to send you the link)

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The context

Lebanon is facing a humanitarian crisis initially provoked by socio-economic challenges, rising rates of unemployment, poverty and collateral damages of the Coronavirus pandemic.  Since October 2019 and moreover after the Beirut blast, youth presence and active commitment either on personal volunteering basis or through youth organizations was noticeable, providing all sorts of civic relief.

Within this context and following the August four Beirut blast, all youth living on the Lebanese grounds – without exception – have experienced unprecedented levels of stress and even trauma and would need to benefit from immediate emotional relief arising from the overall situation along with a sustainable approach to address vulnerable youth and growing community needs.

This publication is made possible with the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Lebanon (SSVPL) and does not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

The Project and current application scope

Responding to that need, Saint Vincent De Paul جمعية مار منصور دي بول لبنان in partnership with USAID and Baladi Cap is launching the “Youth Making Change for a Resilient Lebanon” project aiming to provide youth with needed skills to thrive within current context and better serve the Lebanese community. The “Facilitator Self-care, Resilience and Peer Support Workshop” subject of the enclosed application is one of three other components included in the project.

Workshop Description

  • The workshop consists in three days, split as follows:
  • Two days intensive training (Mandatory)
  • Followed by one day of coaching and application to two hours youth meeting (Highly recommended)
  • You will gain from this workshop:
  • Knowledge of best practices and hands-on applications in Self-Care, Resilience and Peer-Support approaches, tools and techniques; which you can apply and use for yourself first, and share within your circle of family, friends and colleagues;
  • A full-fledged facilitator toolkit, providing you with step by step guidance on tools and activities;
  • The possibility to grow your facilitation skills by designing and delivering an up to two hours session for other youth.
  • For those having completed the coaching day, a “Certificate of Successful Completion”.
  • Number of participants, sessions and dates:
  • This workshop will be implemented three times; each session will welcome a maximum of 15 youth – i.e. total applicants accepted are 45 persons.
  • For exact session dates of sessions, refer to the online application template.
  • Priority will be given on a “first to register” basis, provided they respond to the eligibility set of criteria described below.
  • Applicants fitting the criteria without being granted a place will be put on a waiting list. If any of the selected participants withdraws his attendance, they will be contacted by SSVPL and invited to the session.
  • Workshop Location and Sanitary Measures
  • All workshops will be implemented in SSVPL headquarters in Burj Hammoud.
  • In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, all proper safety and physical distancing measures will be taken; including the use of hand sanitizers and mandatory masks wearing when working in groups.

Applicant Eligibility Criteria

  • Youth applying to this workshop will be prioritized based on the below criteria:
    • Age: 18-36 years
    • Commitment in SSVPL: Open to all youth fitting the eligibility criteria, with a priority to volunteers having who collaborated with SSVPL and SSVPL conference leaders, aged 18-36.
    • Experience: having group/meetings facilitation experience is a plus.
    • Character: people and relations oriented person
    • Availability:
      • Ready to commit to two days training during the period of October and November 2020. Those wishing to facilitate youth meetings in the workshop topic will attend one additional coaching day, in December 2020.
      • Complete attendance to the full training days is mandatory.

Important note

This is an equitable enrollment process where gender equity is considered.