Bridge It

Youth empowerment programme for people at the age of 18 - 28 years from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania a Bridge it! The heart of Bridge It! What exactly can you do?

is an empowerment programme for young people from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and the North-West of Russia. It connects people and raises their interest in the Baltic region. The program is based on non-formal educational methods, stimulating the participants to develop critical thinking, diversity awareness and giving them impulses for civic involvement and a space for trying out own initiatives.

are democratic values that live in our communication, activities and social changes we support. The basic programme consists of 4 stages:

1) Introduction seminar with a specific topic
The main aim of it is to inspire others and get inspired. The seminar consists of a range of non-formal activities (e.g. conversations, discussions, presentations in various forms, role games, practical workshops etc.) This stage is meant for formulating and sharing thoughts and ideas. Questions for Introduction seminar: What do you care for in your community? What are the problems you see in the society and how far do they influence you and your environment? What should and could be changed to get these problems solved? At the end of these days, participants formulate a specific idea for themselves about a possible solution of one specific social problem. It can be done in a form of a smaller or bigger project, or some activities.

2) Project seminar
The next step is much more specific, now participants should find ways how to implement their ideas. First task at the Project seminar is to finalise plans by finding answers to such questions as: What social problem would you like to get solved? How will it help people around you? Why is it important for you? In the course of this seminar, participants get basic knowledge about project management: teamwork, budget, time management, PR and so on.

3) Project implementation
In the course of next 3 months participants implement their personal or group projects. To make the work easier every project teams gets a mentor which supports them during the process.

4) Evaluation seminar
In order to understand the real impact and success of the implemented projects, it’s important to evaluate them. At this stage participants discuss the problems they faced and receive advice for the solutions, plan the future cooperation, and simply enjoy a happy reunion. After finishing the Programme participants are offered various ways of staying active in the programme by organizing alumni activities or even becoming a mentor or a facilitator. is a joint program of Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg (DE), German-Russian Exchange (RU), ORBITA (LV) and Domus Dorpatensis Academy (EST). It was established in 2012.

17/10/2018

The lovely Marta is offering free webinars on the subject of mentoring, use the chance :)

Do you work with people? Are you interested in gaining mentoring skills? Then we strongly recommend to join these free webinars by Marta Gawinek Dagargulia!

Marta has been a trainer inside and outside of the Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg network for many years. We deeply appreciate her expertise, eloquence and humor.

The seminars will be on October 23rd, 24th, and 26th. Register for the three free webinars here:
https://mentors1.evenea.pl/
https://mentors2.evenea.pl/
https://mentors3.evenea.pl/

10/10/2018

“Media Literacy - bridge to humanity”*
It is almost a week around since we left beautiful Estonian city Tartu with the bunch of good conclusions, tips and hints on media literacy topic.

💡Training course “Media Literacy Skills at Youth Work” took a place from September 29 to October 3, gathering together participants from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and the North-West of Russia. It was intensive and inspiring five days with a lot of insights on the media literacy education and habits in different countries. Together with the seminar facilitators Malwina Fendrych and Sergei Tereshenkov (from Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg facilitators network), participants discovered the basics of the media and information literacy, got an in-depth insight into the psychological and philosophical aspects of media literacy, critical thinking, manipulations. Guest speaker Ilva Skulte of the Rīga Stradiņa University deepened their understanding on how to combat fake news by giving input on the topic “Fake News Phenomenon in Contemporary World”.

🔎Participants had a chance to get to know the media literacy educational systems in participating countries and in-depth understanding of the topic in Estonia through study visits to local educational institutions - the University of Tartu, the Miina Härma Grammar School and the Domus Dorpatensis Academy.

🛠️By use of non-formal education methods, participants had a chance to practice and develop tools in recognition of fake news and protection from fake and non-relevant information, as well as in decoding visual layers of media messages. Beside the input by the seminar facilitators, also participants offered the workshops on topics such as: algorithms of social media and email services, hate speech prevention, etc. which also enriched the programme and improved the competences of the group.

Project is funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, coordinated by Agency for International Programs for Youth of the Republic of Latvia (Jaunatnes starptautisko programmu aģentūra)

*Project motto created by the participants

09/10/2018

Our facilitator Sergei Tereshenkov sharing his impressions on ToT “Media Literacy Skills at Youth Work” 💭 more insights soon !

Media Literacy in Tartu On Thursday, I came back from the Estonian city of Tartu, where my colleague Malwina Fendrych and myself were conducting a seminar on media literacy for participants from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and the North-West of Russia. It was an intense and inspiring experience with a lot of…

30/09/2018

The training course “Media Literacy Skills at Youth Work” has started! The main aim of the meeting is to come together to reflect and discuss the current media situation (in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Russia) as well as develop instruments which support critical thinking and creating processes.
The 1st day is over, looking forward to upcoming 4 days ! 💡

24/09/2018

Thank you to all who participated in the Bridge It! Future Meeting in Tartu!  

It was 3,5 intense days of work - evaluating the previous programme, questioning what the region currently needs, lots of creative visioning, ideas and emotions!
We developed first proposals for the future programme and clarified what human resources do we have for the further shaping of the concept.  

As a result, we said goodbye to the loved Bridge It! programme, and opened the window for a new possible programme.
It takes now some few weeks to touch base also with our cooperating partners, after which official announcement will be sent to all participants of the meeting, and friends.

Please stay tuned for further news via this page and our newsletter (subscribe here, if not done already - https://bit.ly/2KOe5g6 )  

Until then, please share your feedback and enjoy the photos from the meeting! 

Have a great start of autumn! 

23/09/2018

Working group of ReBridging meeting already worked hard for 2 days and designed how the program will look like in the future. Wait for news from us!!

21/09/2018

Rebridging meeting starts today in Tartu, Estonia.
Final prep before our alumni, previous coordinators, partners and friends arrive. The circle is already waiting for them...

We're paving the path for the future.

30/07/2018

Training course “Media Literacy Awareness and Skills at Youth Work" is still open for active youth workers, teachers, youth leaders from Lithuania🇱🇹 Latvia🇱🇻 Estonia🇪🇪️

In a nutshell:
- Dates: 29 Sep - 3 Oct, 2018
- Training location: Tartu, Estonia
- Catering, accommodation and travel costs are covered
- More information find here: https://goo.gl/y1ndxK

⚠️Call for applications for participants from Baltic countries extended till AUGUST 5TH ⚠️

18/07/2018

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS ➡️Training course “Media Literacy Awareness and Skills at Youth Work" 💡

- Dates: 29 Sep - 3 Oct, 2018
- Location: Tartu, Estonia
- Target group: Bridge it! Facilitators & Alumni: youth workers,
youth leaders, mentors, teachers from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Russia and Germany
- Catering, accommodation and travel costs are covered

Non-formal education training course "Media Literacy Awareness and Skills at Youth working" is a capacity building activity for 26 youth workers from Bridge It! network with the main aim to foster understanding of critical thinking approach at youth work. During the five day intensive training activity, participants together with the facilitators will discover, develop and try out methods and instruments which helps to become literate in media and can be applied in everyday practice. As in a result of the training, more qualified youth workers will have stronger impact on their communities. More information find ➡️ https://goo.gl/y1ndxK

❗Application DEADLINE: JULY 28th

Project is funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, coordinated by Agency for International Programs for Youth of the Republic of Latvia Jaunatnes starptautisko programmu aģentūra

11/07/2018

We have just few spots left for the Rebridge It! - Meeting 2018. Please send your applications by July 15th to Sabine!

HOW? Read here: https://bit.ly/2u1jJ8f

09/07/2018

More info & instructions: https://bit.ly/2u1jJ8f

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