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Inspiring Youth. Creating Solutions. Stopping Violence

Quote from Youth “Respecting others first starts with respecting yourself.” Grade 10 student in the R+R program

R+R Youth Team 2012

Women and Men Working Together

Training Other Communities Musqueam Band

Engaging Youth in Healthy Relationships Education

The Four Streams of Youth Facilitator Engagement The four streams are: Facilitation skills, social activism, self-awareness and leadership. Introduced during the initial program orientation, all the streams are woven throughout the youth facilitator training.

Inspire Adult facilitators have the opportunity and responsibility to inspire the youth team through their passion for this work, their self-awareness, and their skill.

Youth receive positive and constructive feedback

Youth Facilitator Involvement Opportunities Peer Participant Paraphrasing/ Translator of adult or student lingo Process observer Mini-Group Facilitator

Introducing a Discussion Activity leader Demonstrating an idea or skill through a prepared role play Sharing a personal story Facilitating a discussion

The biggest challenges are where you learn the most!

Learning the skills to create safer communities