Notes from the trainings, meetings, and trips behind the work.https://mdenizay.comenhttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2025-05-tech-tools-youth-workhttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2025-05-tech-tools-youth-workA week on carrying digital tools into the everyday practice of youth work, from shared platforms to small pieces of automation.Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTtech toolsyouth worktraininghttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2025-04-itiyw-closinghttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2025-04-itiyw-closingThe last gathering of the coordinators. Several years closed in a single room, and a long look back at what held.Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTclosureevaluationfinal meetinghttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2025-01-itiyw-jordanhttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2025-01-itiyw-jordanA working session with the partners in Jordan, mapping the next phase and agreeing on where it should lead.Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTplanningcoordinationdevelopmenthttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2024-12-itiyw-tech-summithttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2024-12-itiyw-tech-summitA summit given over to digital practice in youth work. Short demonstrations, working groups, and a great deal of borrowing from one another.Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTtechnologydigital toolsinnovationhttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2024-09-itiyw-ankarahttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2024-09-itiyw-ankaraA week of field visits and method workshops, watching how the Turkish partners run their programmes day by day.Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTstudy visitmethodologybest practiceshttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2024-03-itiyw-casablancahttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2024-03-itiyw-casablancaStrategy days in Casablanca. The direction of the project sharpened, and the partner network grew deeper.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTcoordinationstrategypartnershiphttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-11-digital-nomadhttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-11-digital-nomadA month worked from Avala, to learn what remote life actually feels like once the routine and the faces around you change.Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMTdigital nomadremote workcollaborationhttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-10-itiyw-mentoringhttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-10-itiyw-mentoringA week in Rabat on how to coach younger youth workers: how to give feedback, and how to lead by example.Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTmentoringleadershiptraininghttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-05-cise-indiahttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-05-cise-indiaA formative journey through Meghalaya, meeting communities where they live and learning how an initiative truly takes root.Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTsocial impactcommunityindiahttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-04-20-teknofesthttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-04-20-teknofestA loud, crowded, hopeful weekend at Teknofest, watching what the country is building, from drones to satellites.Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTtechnologyinnovationaerospacehttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-04-10-itiyw-kaunashttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-04-10-itiyw-kaunasA working week in Kaunas, bringing the partners onto the same page and setting the calendar for the rest of the year.Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTcoordinationpartnershipplanninghttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-04-comics-parishttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2023-04-comics-parisA genuinely joyful project, using comics and visual storytelling as a way into social integration work.Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTcomicssocial integrationcreativityhttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2022-10-training-for-trainershttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2022-10-training-for-trainersA foundational training in Fethiye, building the group of trainers who would carry the project forward.Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMTtrainingyouth workmethodologyhttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2022-09-youth-for-peacehttps://mdenizay.com/memories/2022-09-youth-for-peaceA week of workshops and dialogue in Fethiye, and the kind of friendships across borders that outlast the programme.Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTpeaceyouthinternational