An Intercultural Strategy for Youth Work
The idea of an Intercultural Strategy for Youth Work was first proposed in 2006 when a need was identified to respond to the changing demographic of the Canal Communities particularly among the children and young people. In 2008 funding was secured and research for the Canal Communities Intercultural Strategy for Youth Work began. By the end of 2009 that research was completed and in 2011 the Canal Communities Intercultural Center attracted funding to roll out the strategy in colloboration with local youth services. The strategy itself is available here. What follows on this page is resources designed to support intercultural work with children and young people
Intercultural Resources for Youth Work
Below are some links to intercultural youth resources that are hosted externally. There are lots of resources on the internet that relate to interculturalism and youth work. The resources are useful in planning, designing and delivering intercultural/anti-racism youth work programmes. Some of the materials are useful of working with single identity groups to help them think about becoming more open and welcoming group member that may come from a different background to themselves. As much as possible the resources have been categorised.
At the bottom of the page are some resources for looking at organisational change and policy development. The list is not exhaustive but includes links and articles that we or others have found useful
Places To Look
Below are a few of websites that provide lots of information and resources on intercultural youth work, idea's for projects, games and activities.
1. Salto Website
Is an excellant source of intercultural resources for all youth related work. You can search their toolbox directly here
2. National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) Intercultural Office
NYCI have a dedicated Intercultural Youth Work Office and have done alot of research into best practice in intercultural youth work. NYCI have also developed tools for assessing, planning and implementing i intercultural youth work at an organisational as well as programme level.
3. The Toolkit for Intercultural Learning
Is a a very comprehensive documenting much of the thinking around culture, identity, interculturalism and integration. Also contains idea for sessions and activities that focus on these issues with young people.
4. Methodology for International Youth Work
From Mayfield arts project in Cork. Useful for exploring, planning, conducting and evaluating youth work in an international element
Resources and Ideas for work with Older Youth.
Challenging myths about migration
The Irish Refugee Council have released this leaflet challenging some of the myths that exist in society about migrants, immigration and diversity.
Intercultural Communication Resource Pack (Salto)
This resource pack contains a set of tools and methods for youth activities, some personal insights of other youth workers involved in Intercultural Communication projects as well as theoretical inputs and references for further work in this area.
Travelling Cultural Diversity (Salto)
Contains group work ideas and methodologies to explore culture and racism as well as wider issues like disability, citizenship etc.
ID Booklet (Salto)
A good resource for groups just begining to look at the ideas of identity and belonging, cultural and diversity.
E.MPower Booklet
A resource for working with young women from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Tackling Race Hate Through Youth Work
Report from a seminar in Belfast in 2009 on how to tackle racism with excluded young people.
Resources for Younger Groups.
Intercultural and Anti-Racism Week Resources for Schools and Youth Workers
Ideas and Resources for working with young people on or around Anti-Racism Week in March. This resource is from the National Consultative Commitee on Racism and Interculturalism
All Different All Equal Resource Pack
One of two resources by this name it provides very coherant synopsis of the issues, models and theories that surround culture, interculturalism and challenging racism. Also contains idea about how to work with groups around issues of culture, identity, stereotyping etc.
Changing Perspectives: Cultural Values Diversity and Equality in Ireland and in the Wider World
A resource developed by the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism for Teachers for use in CSPE classes. Is a great resource for exploring these issues with young people in youth work setting too
Resource for Global Education for Action
Resource from Mayfield Community Arts Centre in Cork. Who use community arts based approaches to explore global issues. It provides technical guides on how to use specific materials and methods and many case- studies of projects that Mayfield Arts have coordinated or been involved in. The techniques and case studies include links to videos of the projects and to other websites with useful information.
Rewind
UK based website challenges myths around race and racism aimed at young people.
BBC Newround
This site has lots of resources for looking at racism and prejudice with young people.
Games, fun and ice-breakers
Diversity Ice-breakers
Cross cultural and intercultural games
NCCRI activity pack for schools and youth workers
Resources for younger group (under 12’s)
Racism No Wayl
Austrialian resources designed for work in school by may be useful in group work. Aimed at children and young people from 4-12years of age. Contains puzzles and online games
Responding to identity based name calling
Short article on how to respond to name calling relating to identity, ethnic, racial, religious, ability difference etc. Useful for working with children of primary school age.
Talking about difference with young children.
This short article gives some ideas about how to talk about difference with in pre-school and early educational settings. Also some discussion on how and when children become aware of racial and cultural difference and the importance of addressing stereotyping and racism in the under 9’s
Cultures and Crafts, celebrating holidays
Craft ideas relating to different cultures and communities you can use to celebrate different holidays, events or to explore cultures. For work with primary school and pre-school children.
Prejudice No Way
Resources for working with kids pre-school to First Class.
Against All Odds, Online Game
This online game lets you experience what it is like for may refugee’s who flee their homes looking for safety. Guidance is for age 7+ but more likely useful for 12+
Working on Human Rights and Global Perspectives with young people
Compass – A Manual for Working on Human Rights with Young People
This Document provides lots of info on how to work with young people from a Human Rights based approach as well have having a lot of activity idea’s
See it, Film it, Change it
Resource encourages the use of film and film making worldwide to challenge oppression and promote human rights.
Framing Our World
NYCI resource on development and the use of images and stereotyping.
Organisational Change and Policy Development
Anti-Bullying Alliance
Lists resources useful in helping schools and projects address bullying on grounds of race, religion or culture.
Guidelines for Developing a Whole Organisation Approach to Address Racism and Support Interculturalism
From the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, a good resource for organisational and policy change
This project is co-financed by the European Commission under the European Integration Fund and is supported by the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration in the Department of Justice and Equality and Pobal.
  
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