These are some of the rooms I’ve been lucky to be in.
A training course for youth workers; a classroom where a quiet student finally stood up and changed how the scene ended. A theatre hall where people were telling stories they’d carried alone for years, while institutions sat and listened. A circle of young people finding words, for the first time, for what they really needed.
I still think about those moments. They’re the reason I do this work.
Every project here began with people who were brave enough to try something new together. My part was to support people to try, to listen closely, and to trust that the group already had more wisdom than anyone expected.
Take your time looking around. And if something here reminds you of your own team, your class, or your community, I’d really love to hear from you.

Scenes for Meaning
People told stories about domestic violence and mental health on stage, while judges and institutions listened. The first public Legislative Theatre performances in Bulgaria.

Nonviolent communication through puppet theatre
Some feelings are easier to say through a puppet. Over 8 days, young people from across Europe learned Nonviolent Communication by playing out conflicts with puppets.

Transforming conflict: Playfight & Nonviolent communication
Conflict lives in the body, not only in words. In the Netherlands, we combined Playfight and Nonviolent Communication, so people could meet conflict physically and safely, and learn to transform it.

Theatre against bullying in schools
How do you stop bullying before it starts? With the United Nations Association Bulgaria, we brought Forum Theatre to 19 Bulgarian schools. Students practised, on stage, what to do when they see bullying.

Act of Change
What if the audience could help write the law? Educators and community builders created Legislative Theatre play in Bulgaria and turned their own stories into proposals for change.

Song of the Soul
Many young adults find it hard to name what they feel. In Bulgaria, people aged 18–30 got in touch with their emotions and learned to express them through music.

Videomakers 101
Communities have important stories, but few people know how to film them. In rural Bulgaria, educators learned to create visual stories for their communities.

Educator’s Lab
Educators often switch between mentor, coach and facilitator. In the Netherlands, we presented one toolkit that brings all three roles together.

Seed of Hope
When a whole group is in conflict, who helps it talk? In Latvia, educators learned to mediate group conflict by combining Restorative Circles and Nonviolent Communication.

Embodied inclusion
Not everyone in a group feels they belong. In Latvia, youth workers learned body-based tools to make their groups more welcoming for everyone.

Creative Frameworks
Young people facing big changes need support that speaks to them. In the Netherlands, youth workers from seven countries shared creative methods to help them through change.
