CREATORS: Courage REborn - creAtive writing TOols

Objectives O1. Exchange of knowledge of youth workers from the non-formal and informal education sector in the field of creative writing for YTS. O2. Support the development of creative writing tools for overcoming trauma and creating resilience in the face of crisis, with a special focus on disadvantaged groups, especially young war refugees. O3. Support increased access to knowledge through the development and dissemination of material, events and establishment of lasting links between organizations Activities -Visits in Romania and Poland and 1 Course in Spain to share our experience in creative writing for trauma work. -CREATORS development to foster creative writing for work with young trauma survivors, documented in an interactive book and tested during the CREATORS Workshops. -Implementing a Dissemination Strategy containing Multiplier Events in Romania, Spain and Poland, Internal Workshops and Consultation Period to increase the project’s scope. Impact Youth workers will gain more tools for working with young trauma survivors, centered in the 3 areas of creative writing: identity, creativity and emotional management. They will obtain practical insights of how to use those tools, how to best transfer them to other youth workers and young trauma survivors, who then will be able to jumpstart their trauma work without waiting for being attended by a mental health professional.