May 2, 2007

Training "Inter-cultural Communication"

Communication and
Learning in
Inter -
Cultural
Contexts

Dates: May 17th – 18th 2007
Time: 14: 00 - 20 : 00
Location: PATRIR
Language: English

This two-day training programme addresses the basics of inter-cultural communication in a enjoyable and inter-active way using discussions, real-life examples music and theatre to illustrate: inter-cultural differences mapping, skills and tools for inter-cultural learning and communication.

Among the themes of the trainings are:

• "What is (my) culture(s)"

• Inter-cultural toolkit

• "Conflicting cultures'

• Needs and contexts for inter-cultural communication

• Exercise: Mapping the multi-cultural Cluj

Trainer and the organizers

Andra Tanase - the trainer and facilitator for these two days has lived and traveled on four continents gathering experience and stories from countries such as Romania, Brazil, Japan, Costa Rica, Italy, US, Moldova, Spain, Colombia, Morocco etc. She is the Director for the International Peace and Development Training Center and a PATRIR
-affiliated trainer. She currently is engaged in other activities such as work on a peacebuilding and developing civil society mission in Moldova-Transdnistr ia, the Development Education Forum steering group of CONCORD, IDC working group at PATRIR and Peace Education activities within Romania and abroad. Having graduated from the UN-affiliated University for Peace in Costa Rica with a Degree in International Peace Studies specializing in Economic Development Her research focus areas include Development, Human/Minority Rights and Peace Education, interests which she pursued through research papers such as: Work, Religious and Ethical Values: The Unique Case of the Roma Population, Economics of Happiness: Attempting to Answer the Debate Between Civil/Political Rights and Economic/ Social Rights, Breaking Shadows: A study of identity in post-conflict Bosnia (work in progress) and The Romanian "Razboi": An Analysis of the Various Types of Capital Available in Romania.

PATRIR – The Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania
PATRIR is one of Europe's leading training and expert centers for conflict transformation and peacebuilding and with strong programs on gender and development. As host to the International Peace and Development Training Centre developed in cooperate with TRANSCEND, PATRIR has provided training in peacebuilding and related fields to more than 3000 participants from over 60 countries, both at the Centre
and in requested programs internationally. PATRIR is also actively engaged in peacebuilding, development, and post-war recovery, and has been active in the Middle East, Central America and Colombia, Moldova-Transdnistr ia, Nepal, Somalia, Aceh-Indonesia, Burma, and Southern Thailand. ( www.patrir.ro )

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