Join the Change for Dialogue and Connection!
Are you from Tel Aviv, Kyiv, or Berlin? Do you want to make a difference in your community and beyond?
Become a Young Leader for Change - Connecting through Dialogue!
In this project, young people from the partner cities Kyiv, Tel Aviv, and Berlin will be trained together as peer multipliers. They will be empowered to initiate activities that promote dialogue and contribute to peaceful, non-violent conflict resolution.
Date of arrival: August 26, 2026 – in the afternoon
Date of departure: September 09, 2026 – in the morning
Place: Berlin / Germany
Deadline for application: 15.07.2026 (maybe also later possible)
- Age: 18-27
- Good at English (spoken and understanding)
- Enjoy interacting with people
- Relevant experience (e.g., group leadership, youth leadership, facilitation skills, confidence to lead, intercultural/international experience, conflict resolution, youth movements, activism)
- Ready for commitment and willing to implement activities/projects in your city
- Open and willing to work in multicultural and multi-religious settings and address conflicts
- Learn about conflict analysis and transformation and how to resolve conflicts peacefully and non-violently
- Create and implement transformative workshops and activities in Berlin and your city
- Connect with peer multiplier and bring positive change to your community
- Gain experience in an international and multicultural team
- Get insights into international projects and educational work
- Participate in the city partnerships between Berlin, Tel Aviv, and Kyiv
- Receive a certificate as a Young Leader for Change: Connecting through Dialogue (after completing the training and conducting at least three activities in your home city)
- Receive support (from peers and coordination) in carrying out activities
- Raise awareness of the socially relevant issue of peace and promoting social commitment and active participation in democratic life
- Engage in conflict prevention and post-conflict rehabilitation
- 7 participants from each city: Tel Aviv, Kyiv and Berlin
- Costs: International travel (Hometown-Berlin), accommodation, and catering during the training course in Berlin are organized and covered according to the flat rate of the ERASMUS + programme
- Accommodation: in a youth hostel in shared bedrooms
- Participation fee: There will be a small fee that differs from city to city. Tel Aviv: 150 Euro; Kyjiv: 50 Euro; Berlin: 50 Euro.
- Preparatory meetings (June/July) in Tel Aviv, Kyiv, and Berlin
- August 26 - September 06, 2026: Training course in Berlin, including the development of workshop content
- September 07/08, 2026: Conducting workshops in Berlin youth facilities (e.g., schools) in groups of three. Accommodation in Berlin
- End of September to December 2026: Implementation of one group activity and at least two activities in your home city
- End of September to December 2026: Peer-to-peer intervision online within the international group to support each other in implementation
Reimbursement of the travel expenses is calculated according to the flat rate of the ERASMUS + programme. We ask the participants to use sustainable means of transport, so called green travel (e.g. no plane/no single car ride).
Kyjiv - Berlin:
Max. travel grant: 309 Euro
green travel: max 417 Euro
Tel Aviv - Berlin:
Max. travel grant: 309 Euro
green travel max 417 Euro
How to apply to this training?
You need to be placed by the partner in your city (Kyiv, Tel Aviv or Berlin) and you should live in one of these cities or have a strong connection to this city.
For the application, please get in touch with your city partner organisation:
Germany (Berlin): ICJA Freiwilligenaustausch weltweit.e.V.
www.icja.de
Contact: dialogue(at)icja.de
Ukraine (Kyiv): Active Youth Stella
https://ngo-stella.org
Contact: info(at)ngo-stella.org
Israel (Tel Aviv): Israeli Volunteer Association
https://sherut-leumi.co.il
Contact: office(at)iva-il.org
We would like to thank Erasmus+ for its support.
