•To capitalise on the lessons drawn from the
field experience in Africa, and the implementation
of the participation of children and youths;
•To develop a local expertise tailored from
the lessons learned from the African experience and
make them available for training and strengthening
of contributors;
•To set up a regional network of African trainers
from the field experience
•To inspire in the contributors, the desire
to reflect and question issues, and
•To develop a solidarity network with children
living in difficult conditions.
Modules
The following modules have been developed in the
programme, they all last for a week, except the one
on the Participatory Action Research (PAR).
•Participatory approach
•Research - participatory action
•Listening sessions
•Participatory evaluation
•Alternative education.
Regional Thematic Workshops
They bring together AWCY delegates and supporting
structures and facilitate the putting together of
experiences and (development) on specific themes.
During the period January 2000-July 2005, the following
themes were treated once or several times:
•Communication
•Alternative Education
•Tecnical Assistance
•Detached children
Children and Youth
Participation
Children and youth training has ushered in a generation
of trainers who crop up from these same associations
and which have thenceforth, been operating side by
side the trainers - animators who on their part, also
come from supporting structures. They especially intervene
in the Technical assistance missions, in 25 towns
each year since 2000. It concerns the strengthening
of the AWCYs and the supporting structures in the
same town in line with the difficulties that they
are confronted with and as identified by these partners.
