FLOW

PROJECT DURATION

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FLOW is a training program designed to develop facilitation skills in non-formal education settings while offering valuable insights into sustainable and inclusive project design and management. Unlike purely theoretical trainings, FLOW provides you with the opportunity to engage in real projects after the program, ensuring that you can apply what you’ve learned in practical, impactful ways. Effective and sustainable projects require skilled trainers to lead them successfully. Many activists within the peace movement aspire to become trainers and organisers of educational initiatives that foster a culture of peace. To support this goal, the International Secretariat of SCI organises an annual Training of Trainers with a special emphasis on peace education and inclusion.

The objectives

Empower participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively engage in peace education.

Provide (future) youth workers with new inspirations and perspectives for peace education to get in a good flow while initiating, organizing and managing educational projects.

Share best practices and institutional frameworks for developing and managing peace education initiatives, tailored to the needs of young participants (including Project Management and EU fundings).

Reflect on how power dynamics can be reproduced in project organization, and explore ways to integrate peace values into all levels of social movements and educational project planning.

Enhance the quality of non-formal education tools and resources for use in future events, training courses, seminars, and meetings.

What past FLOWers say

FLOW was an amazing opportunity to learn and to practice different dynamics on facilitation skills and what’s needed from a trainer or a facilitator in the training room!

Alaa

It helped me recognize my natural talents and nurtured skills I wanted to gain. As a trainer, there is no value you can put on confidence in who you are and what you do.

Monica

FLOW helped me a lot in feeling more confident in my skills and knowing which aspects are part of being a trainer. It was also very sweet to meet so many others through this experience. A lot of us have stayed in touch ever since.

Deno

Recent Updates

The first edition of FLOW happened in March 2021 and was held online. After a successful in-person 2024 edition, we have decided to turn FLOW into an annual initiative. FLOW 2025 was held from April 22nd to 28th, near Innsbruck, Austria. The 7-day training (including arrival and departure days) was hosted by SCI Austria, with financial support from the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme of the European Commission.

FLOW 2026 took place from April 7th to 13th, near Innsbruck, Austria like the previous editions. Due to the high number of applications for this edition, SCI Germany decided to host another edition of FLOW in the same year which will take place from 30th of June until the 6th of July in Berlin, Germany.

2025 REPORT

Supporters

FLOW 2025 is financially supported by the CERV programme of the European Union.
The previous editions were supported by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union.