In November and December 2025, SYWOR multiplier events were organised in Poland and Moldova, bringing together youth workers, NGO representatives, educators, and social workers to explore practical approaches to supporting displaced young people.
Both meetings focused on presenting and testing the SYWOR Handbook for youth workers, encouraging participants to translate theory into everyday youth work practice and adapt tools to local realities.
Multiplier Event in Moldova
On 13 December 2025, an SYWOR Multiplier Event was held in Chișinău to present and disseminate the newly developed Handbook for Youth Workers on working with displaced youth.
The event gathered 38 youth workers from across Moldova, including participants from Chișinău, Bălți, Cahul, and other regions. The diverse participation reflected a shared commitment to strengthening youth work practices in response to the ongoing needs of displaced young people from Ukraine.
Structured learning and hands-on practice
The day began with registration and informal networking, followed by an introduction to the Erasmus+ KA2 SYWOR project and discussion of the current situation of displaced youth in Moldova.
A guided walkthrough of the handbook allowed participants to explore its structure, core methodologies, and the Romanian translation, ensuring accessibility for local professionals. The session clarified how trauma-informed care and cross-cultural communication are embedded within the SYWOR framework.
The central part of the day was the interactive workshop “Tools in Action.” Participants tested specific resilience-building exercises from the handbook, experiencing them not only as facilitators but also as participants. This practical format helped youth workers better understand how to apply the tools in real settings.
In the afternoon, a panel discussion addressed challenges and opportunities related to integrating displaced youth within Moldovan communities. The round-table session on implementation strategies encouraged participants to reflect on how to integrate the handbook’s methods into their daily work.
Multiplier Event in Poland
On 20 November 2025, Fundacja Nowy Staw (Poland) organised a multiplier event under the theme: «Stronger Together: Building Belonging and Empowerment for Displaced Youth». The meeting gathered 20 participants and focused on reflection, discussion, and practical application of ideas presented in the SYWOR publication.
The event opened with an introduction to the SYWOR project and the objectives of the meeting, followed by a presentation of the SYWOR handbook for youth workers.
Three thematic discussion blocks structured the day:
- Sense of belonging and identity
- Support, relationships and community
- Empowerment and practical tools
Strengthening local youth work across borders
Although organised in different contexts, the multiplier events in Poland and Moldova shared a common purpose: ensuring that SYWOR resources do not remain theoretical outputs but become practical instruments for youth workers on the ground.
By combining structured presentations, thematic discussions and hands-on workshops, both events strengthened professional skills, encouraged local adaptation of tools and reinforced cooperation between organisations working with displaced young people.
About the Project
The course was part of the SYWOR project, implemented by Young Agents of Change in collaboration with:
- Georgian Youth Development Association – GYDA (Georgia)
- European Integration Group (Turkey)
- MilleniuM Training and Development Institute (Moldova)
- Fundacja Nowy Staw (Poland)
The project is funded by the European Union and aims to strengthen youth workers and organizations involved in supporting displaced young people through capacity building and cross-border collaboration.
