Youth in Action: building a better community

Team work, interpersonal relations, building trust and developing communications skills have been the focus of young people in south-west Romania. Some 40 young people attended a 3-day training session that aimed to improve the confidence and skills of participants and have a positive flow-on effect in their communities.

Creative team building activities and training in organisational development were organised by World Vision Romania's Dolj Area Development Program and local non-government organisation, New Horizons Foundation in October.

The 40 participants were young people involved in the World Vision 'Scholarship, a chance for the children in rural areas' project; members of the Association Parent Project, an association of parents of children with disabilities; members of partner communities of the community development project, World Vision volunteers and staff. read more...