December 11, 2025
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Representatives of the Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent, will participate in the webinar “Futures Thinking in (International) Youth Work”.

What is Futures Thinking all about, and why is it becoming increasingly important for (International) Youth Work? The European Academy on Youth Work has conducted research on Futures Thinking in Youth Work and recently launched a Futures of Youth Work Toolbox. In this international DIY² Lab, we will explore together with practitioners, youth workers, and educators from around the world what Futures Thinking can contribute to International Youth Work – and vice versa.

Together with Anita Silva and Sonja Mitter Škulj, we will dive into both the theory and practice of Futures Thinking in International Youth Work, discovering simple and creative tools that can easily be integrated into practice with young people, colleagues, or partner organizations. Together, we’ll play and reflect on the game Window to the Future, a freely available tool developed by the European Academy on Youth Work (EAYW). It’s designed to spark meaningful conversations about the futures we want to imagine and co-create.

About the Trainers

Anita Silva is the author of the game Window to the Future, a Portuguese creative trainer, consultant, and clown. She has extensive experience in non-formal education, international youth work, higher education, and community work. She studied Creativity and Innovation and loves to take people and organisations on a journey outside their own boxes. She is the founder of Clowncare, an NGO that organises clown visits to eldercare settings, and the director of Team MAIS, a consulting company that helps organisations take learning, creativity, and innovation a step further.

Sonja Mitter Škulj has facilitated international cooperation in the field of youth since the late 1990s, first at the Council of Europe Youth Directorate, and later within the EU youth programmes. Her personal intercultural experiences and her M.A. studies in history, focusing on migration and social integration, convinced her of the value of people-to-people contacts and intercultural exchange. As coordinator of the SALTO SEE Resource Centre in Ljubljana and the European Academy on Youth Work, her focus is on supporting innovation and quality in international youth work.

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