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Tagged: European Solidarity Corps

Core tasks of a mentor [Kier-in-sight archives via unsplash]

Coaching & Mentoring / Volunteering Abroad

Core tasks of a mentor in European Solidarity Corps activities | Mentoring under Construction

What are the core tasks of a mentor? – The Mentoring and Coaching under Research (2023) pointed out a lack of clarity when it comes to the job profile of a mentor. This blog post summarises the various perspectives of this research: mentoring approaches of publications and inquiries with practitioners in the field. Read more

Inspiring solidarity as a mentor [Mika Baumeister via unsplash]

Coaching & Mentoring / Volunteering Abroad

Inspiring Solidarity as a Mentor | Mentoring under Construction

The European Solidarity Corps brings together young people in order to build a more inclusive society, and responding to societal challenges. Solidarity is an important element of every volunteering activity. Mentors also play a part in this. This blog post explores this question and is looking for ways on how to raise the awareness of ESC volunteers about solidarity. Read more

Mentoring and Coaching under Research | Cover Image

Coaching & Mentoring / Volunteering Abroad

Mentoring and Coaching under Research | Infographic

Mentoring and Coaching under Research explores the current mentoring and coaching practices within the European Solidarity Corps programme. The research provides insights into the current concepts, practices, challenges and needs concerning mentoring in Volunteering projects and coaching in Solidarity projects. Read more

Mentoring and Coaching under Research | Cover Image

International Youth Work / Volunteering Abroad

Mentoring and Coaching under Research | Insights

Mentoring and Coaching under Research (MCUR)explores the current mentoring and coaching practices within the European Solidarity Corps programme. The research provides insights into the current concepts, practices, challenges and needs concerning mentoring in Volunteering projects and coaching in Solidarity projects. Read more

Accelerate - MUC 2022 [Image Andreea Buzec]

Coaching & Mentoring / Volunteering Abroad

Accelerate! Mentoring under Construction 2022

Mentoring under Construction is a community for practitioners interesting in improving the quality of mentoring within the European Solidarity Corps programme. It is a process to build and develop this community. After a long period of online activities, the growth of Mentoring under Construction accelerated in 2022, it gained speed in identifying, adapting and implementing good mentoring practices. Read more

How to talk about war [Cover design by Dagna Gmitrowicz]

International Youth Work

How to talk about war. Facilitating learning in the face of crisis

“How to talk about war” is about how to face crisis situations and make it a topic in non-formal education events, especially if you work with interculturally mixed and transnational groups. Together with Dagna Gmitrowicz and Marta Brzezińska-Hubert we tried out and put together various ways to bring the topic of war to non-formal education and search mutually for ways to handle it within our workshops, seminars and training courses. This small publication is a work-in-progress and an attempt to find first answers and practical ways to talk about war in a non-formal setting. Read more