Portfolio

Aga is an experienced trainer and facilitator, active in the field since 2004. She has worked in over 50 residential international training courses, and a lot of local and national activities, facilitated partners meetings, organizational development processes, and many others. She worked with diverse target groups in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

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Areas of expertise:

• Diversity & Inclusion

• Microaggressions / Subtle Acts of Exclusion

• Intersectionality

• Body shape and size diversity (aesthetic violence)

• Coaching & Mentoring

• Training of Trainers

• Facilitation

• Youth Work

• Project management

• Conflict Management & Mediation

• Evaluation & Assessment

• Global Education

• Gender equality

• Human Rights

• Intercultural Learning

• Leadership Development

• Organizational development

• Personal Development & Empowerment

• Recognition of NFLearning

Samples of trainings implemented

• 5-30 April 2021 Training of Trainers ¨Make it visible¨ on racism and invisible racism (online)

• 9-16/07/2018 Global training on facilitating coaching processes with volunteers, Lorca, Spain

• 7-13/10/2018 Africa-Europe seminar on role of youth work in tackling global issues, Tanzania

• 12-17/11/2018 Under my skin - international seminar on invisible racism, power relations and microaggressions

• 5-9/03/2018 SPREADING BADGES training course on digital tools for recognition of volunteering

• 17-22/04/2017 SPREADING CHARM international seminar with the aim to work out the strategies for the inclusive youth organisation and inclusive youth workers

• 6-13/02/2017 CHARGER training course for youth workers to enable them to work on employablitity skills with young people.

• 20-27/05/2016 GlobaLab 6 steps to Global Citizenship - training course for youth workers and educators, Kaunas, Lithuania

• 27/10-02/11/2016 Youth Actually - training course on intercultural and inter-religious dialogue between young people

• 26/10-3/11/2015 Find oursel-EVS – international training course for the EVS mentors on the quality support in EVS and employability of volunteers

• 28/09-3/10/2015 EVS on Arrival Training – training for the Spanish National Agency of ERASMUS+ for the recently arrived in Spain EVS volunteers as a part of the volunteers training circle

• 21-29/07/2015 Make it Visible – International training course on the topic of invisible racism

• 8-16/12/2014 Towards Sustainable Development Goals – the international conference with 40 participants from 16 countries and 4 continents on the post-2015 development agenda and the role of volunteering

• 13-18/10/2014 EVS on Arrival Training – training for the Spanish National Agency of ERASMUS+ for the recently arrived in Spain EVS volunteers as a part of the volunteers training circle

• 22-28/09/2014 Training of Trainers on invisible racism – preparatory training for the youth trainers to enable them to work with the topic of invisible racism in high schools (national training).

• 4-12/09/2014 Clearly Positive Cultures – Lorca, Spain – EUROMED training course on the topic of intercultural learning

• 3-7/07/2014 LORCA LIBRE – (Lorca, Spain) seminar in invisible racism –seminar for experts, youth organizations, local authorities to explore the concept of invisible racism

• 17-23/06/2014 Evaluation Meeting – UNIQUE LEARNING BADGES Magdeburg, Germany – facilitator of the meeting aiming at impact analysis of the tool developed by the partnership

• 6-0/03/2014 CHARMing Youth – Lorca, Spain – training course for the youth organization to support them to develop internal policies to create inclusive youth work

• 7-16/01/2014 UNIQUE YEAR OF LEARNING – Daugirdiskes, Lithuania– training course for the new comers into the international learning mobility programmes

• 28/10-2/11/2013 EVS on Arrival Training – training for the Spanish National Agency of the Youth in Action Programme for the recently arrived in Spain EVS volunteers as a part of the volunteers training circle

• 18-21/10/2013 Mid-term evaluation – Bohol, Philippines – for the EVS volunteers, as a part of the EVS training circle

• 12/09/2013 Expert – guest speaker on decision making process – Coy, Spain – in the framework of the project Equality Building

• 05-09.08.2013 On arrival training – Beijing, China – training for the EVS volunteers

• 14-22.06.2013 Training of Trainers on Global Education – Puntas de Calnegre, Spain – Asia-Europe training in the framework of ESIA project

• 11-18.03.2013 Lead to Change – Lorca, Spain – international training course on the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the international youth exchange

• 7-16.01.2013 Networking seminar – “Making Commitments Happen” –Manila, Philippines – the seminar in the framework of the long term project ¨ESIA¨ for partners from Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, China, Vietnam, Philippines, and India

• 22-27.10.2012 EVS on Arrival Training – training for the Spanish National Agency of the Youth in Action Programme for the recently arrived in Spain EVS volunteers as a part of the volunteers training circle

• 17-24.09.2012 Silk Roads to EVS – “Training course on Volunteers Management” – Lorca, Spain – the training in the framework of the long term project ¨Silk Roads to EVS¨ for partners from Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, China, Vietnam, Philippines, and India

• 3-11.09.2012 UNLEASH Your potential to succeed – Lorca, Spain – Euromed training course for youth workers on the topic of prevention of Hate Speech online, and the participation of young people

• 19-25.08.2012 Let us Experience – Dilijan, Armenia – training course for the youth workers on the development of facilitation skills in the international learning mobility projects

• 20-22.04.2012 "Young Human Rights Defenders"- Murcia, Spain - training in Human Rights and Human Rights Education for local activists in Murcia, organised by Acsur.

• 20-28.02.2012 Volunteers take a step forward – Caravaca, Spain – course director in the training course for members and volunteers of different organization how to integrate the Human Rights Education into the activities

• 3-10.01.2012 Networking seminar – “Impact of EVS on sustainable development” – Hoa Binh City, Vietnam – the seminar in the framework of the long term project ¨Silk Roads to EVS¨ for partners from Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, China, Vietnam, Philippines, and India

• 09-16.12.2011 Europa Habla  – Lorca, Spain – the simulation of the European parliament for the young people (16-25 years old) from Spain, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania

• 21-28.11.2011 Study Session ¨Why not exchange prejudices into experiences¨ - EYCB Budapest, Hungary – the study session supported by Council of Europe

• 18-23.07.2011 PBA ¨UNIQUE Year of Learning¨ – Murcia, Spain – the first activity of the long term project UNIQUE year of learning that aims to promote learning mobilities and involve the new organizations into the work with YiA Programme

• 18-23.07.2011 On arrival training – training for EVS volunteers in Spain – Murcia, Spain, organized by the INJUVE – Región de Murcia, Spanish NA of Youth in Action Programme

• 18-25.06.2011 “Comic against violence” Coy, Murcia, Spain training course on the gender based violence in the intimate teen relationships

• 13-17.12.2010 “Breaking Babel, Building Awareness” Molina de Segura, Spain - training course about the new approaches and methodologies on Intercultural Learning, organised by Ayuntamiento de Molina de Segura

• 31.07 – 09.08.2010 “4U2C – Fou You to See” Riga, Latvia training course about the environment and sustainable development organized by Jaunatnes vīzija

• 19-26.02.2010 “Education of Youth Leaders” Saltum, Denmark training course aiming to give youth leaders tools to manage youth exchanges, organized by Jammerbugt Ungdomsskole

• 5-13.12.2009 “Peace Action Peace Satisfaction” Wroclaw, Poland, youth exchange about culture of peace for participants from Poland, Latvia, Bulgaria, Jordan, Egypt, Armenia, Azerbaijan

• 8-15.06.2008 “Our Holidays in 7 Days” Krzyzowice, Poland, youth exchange about culture and traditions for participants from rural areas from Poland and Ukraine

• 1-10.05.2008 “Women Reinforcement Messengers” Amman, Jordan, youth exchange about gender for participants from Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Jordan, Egypt and Palestine, age 18-30

• 29.03 – 05.04.2008 “Time for Dialogue” Wroclaw, Poland, youth exchange about intercultural dialogue for participants from Poland, Latvia, Spain, Jordan, Egypt and Turkey

• 4-10.06.2007 “Campaigning as a tool of social communication” Slawa, Poland, training course for activists from Poland, Latvia, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and France about different/creative forms of campaigning and advocacy making

• 9-15.12.2006 “Global problems in the world” Wroclaw, Poland, training for youth workers, trainers and teachers about current global problems for participants from Poland

• 20-24.11.2006 Global Education Week Wroclaw, Poland, workshops for school kids from Wroclaw, age 13-18 on global education

• 10-21.04.2005 “Study Tours to Poland” Wroclaw, Poland, study visit for students from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia on democracy and youth participation

• 2004 – 2007 trainings about EVS, volunteering and intercultural learning for future volunteers as a preparation to go abroad