EKVALIS had three representatives on the Training Course: “Let’s talk: how we talk about Gender” in Zakopane, Poland. 23 young people participated in this project, from 8 different countries (Portugal, Romania, Lithuania, Greece, North Macedonia, Turkey, Bulgaria and Poland). During this training, the participants had a chance to practice intercultural learning and dialogue, and learn different ways to prevent gender discrimination. They also talked about the differences between gender and sex, and they learned the techniques of Forum Theatre.
The project was organized with different activities in mind, such as: Creating a space for discussion, and exploration about gender equality and inequality, using various non-formal forms: drama activities, image and movement theater, improvisation theater activities, sharing stories and experiences in the topic of gender issues, differences of equality/inequality, Elements of Forum Theatre: creating short scenes, learning Joker’s role, creating Forum plays scenarios and practicing them in the safe environment of our working group, Defining terms such “gender”, “gender inequality” and “gender ideology”, in groups and with the help from the trainers, Talking with Polish experts in the field of gender and Finding a way to break stereotypes and prejudices. In their free time, the participants had a chance to hang out together and learn a lot about the other countries regarding their culture and traditions while making many new friendships.
The Macedonian team implemented their own workshop after their return to North Macedonia. The purpose of the workshop was to transfer the knowledge which they gained on the exchange. The Training Course: “Let’s talk: how we talk about Gender” was financially supported by the Erasmus + program.