Welcome to SAFE
SAFE (Social Awareness for (War) Experiences) brings together a toolkit designed to support youth work, dialogue, and community-based learning in contexts shaped by war, displacement, and social change. It is created for facilitators, educators, and youth workers working with young people affected directly or indirectly by these realities.
Here you will find practical exercises, methodologies, and guidance on how to create safe spaces, plan meaningful learning processes, and work with sensitive topics in a responsible and trauma-informed way.
The toolkit focuses on experience-based learning, reflection, and human connection—supporting young people to explore identity, build trust, and engage with complex issues at their own pace.
Before trying any of the methodologies, we strongly recommend first working through these two foundational areas:
Essential principles and practices for working safely with trauma-affected young people.
Practical Handbook for Facilitators on how to plan and structure meaningful sessions
What learning goal are you working towards?
Resilience: Suggested Methodologies
Title: | Emotional intensity: | Age group: |
medium | 16-35 | |
low | 14-35 | |
high | 18-29 | |
low | 16-35 | |
low | 14-35 | |
low | 14-35 | |
low | 14-35 | |
low | 14-35 | |
low | 14-35 |
School/Work: Suggested Methodologies
Title: | Emotional intensity: | Age group: |
Medium | 15-35 | |
Low | 16-35 | |
Medium | 14-35 | |
Draw Your Inner Workspace “My Inner World Where I Find Peace” | Low | 14-35 |
Values: Suggested Methodologies
Title: | Emotional intensity: | Age group: |
Medium | 14-35 | |
High | 16-35 | |
High | 18-35 |
Perceptions / Prejudice / Stereotypes: Suggested Methodologies
Title: | Emotional intensity: | Age group: |
Medium | 15-22 |
Mental Health: Suggester Methodologies
Title: | Emotional intensity: | Age group: |
Low | 14-35 | |
Low | 14-35 | |
Medium | 14-35 |
Family & home: Suggested Methodologies
Title: | Emotional intensity: | Age group: |
Medium | 14-35 |
Community & Inclusion: Suggested Methodologies
Title: | Emotional intensity: | Age group: |
Medium | 16-35 | |
Medium | 14-35 |
Authorities & Institutions: Suggested Methodologies
Title: | Emotional intensity: | Age group: |
Forum Theatre & Role Reversal: Experiences with Institutions | High | 14-35 |