Rainbow Peer Forces

<< Background >>We applied for this project because we planned to contribute to improvement of ability of young prople and professionals working with young people to respond to the changes and needs which have to do more with the intersectional competences and willingness of each professional to learn from young people. One of RPF’s objectives was to provide space for peer-learning, creation of networks and sharing of experience and good practices within non-profit organisations involved in providing affirmative and inclusive educational services for young people. This project responded to the needs of partner organisations (including the applicant) to build and improve their capacity to provide services with better quality in order to bring a long-lasting impact. Statistics show that discrimination on the ground of SOGIESC still persists.<< Objectives >>The aim of the project was to improve the situation and wellbeing of LGBT youth by developing and implementing peer educators programs in SOGIESC with regard to social inclusion and non-discrimination of LGBT people. We planned to achieve this through:a)identification of needs and challenges during peer education interventionsb)development of complex framework of rainbow peer education (PE) methodology with regards to topics of SOGIESC, social inclusion and nondiscriminationc)Implementation and piloting of rainbow peer education programs based on previously elaborated methodologyd)creation of a network of organisations working with peer education methodology aimed at social inclusion and non-discrimination of LGBT+ people across Europee)exchange of best practices of creation, development and implementation of rainbow peer education programs in various contexts and European countries<< Implementation >>3 Transnational Project Meetings2 TC for Trainers of Peer educators - From Theory to Practice in Peer Education and Digital Training Skills 1 TC for Peer EducatorsMentoring process of Peer EducatorsFinal Seminar on inclusive peer educationLocal Multiplier Events<< Results >>- Educational needs assessment of youth involved in peer education - research on the needs of potential peer educators and their target groups (IO1)- Peer educator mentoring and intervention scheme with ready-to-implement workshops’ scenarios (IO2)- Rainbow Peer Education Toolkit – Trainers and Peer Educators Manual with information on how to organise and conduct training of peer educators (both offline and online) + information on how to organise and conduct online/offline peer education among specific target groups + best practices in PE + Peer Mentorship Scheme & Guidelines how to set up an inclusive PoPE (Pool of Peer Educators)- 3 TCs on Trainers of peer educators and peer educators