As of 2013 EPTO is introducing a membership structure to create ownership on both sides, an overview of active players in the field and develop a transparency about its activities and all the people involved on European level.
As a follow-up of our “Together we learn- Together we change” campaign about peer education, EPTO is planning two events this year: A seminar on methodology and quality of peer education taking place in the youth education center Hütten/ Germany May 14-19. The outcome of this seminar will be the basis for a pilot training on peer education in fall 2013.
From January 26-29 the first EPTO PEER FORUM was held in the European Youth Centre in Budapest. 35 participants of 17 countries, representing 23 organizations took part.
In its March edition, EPTO’s quarterly newsletter featured the Peer Forum in Budapest, the initial announcement of the event series on peer education, a third party call for participation, the update on the website and membership structure and an item about netiquette. Intrigued?
The European Peer Training Organisation is a network of young people and youth serving organisations who use peer education as a way to overcome all forms of discrimination. EPTO trains and supports young people to lead activities that challenge stereotypes and to become activists against exclusion within their own environments. In EPTO you can:
The study “The impact of Non‐Formal Education in Youth Organisations on Young people’s Employability”by the European Youth Forum in cooperation with the University of Bath and GHK Consulting was presented on 26 October in Brussels.
