International experiences
Wild End
As the project Re-Wild has reached its end, we asked our partners what’s the impact of this journey on their organizations. Our Croatian partner organization Aiki En shares about how the project has contributed to their development: “Project Re-wild contributed to the long-term plan of our or...
Across walls, through words: hosting youth workers in Terni Prison
When our association Demetra in Terni was invited to host youth workers for a job shadowing experience connected to prison education, the proposal immediately touched a field that is very close to us and at the same time still in transformation. For years, Demetra has been working with people in...
Does the sun shine brighter in Stockholm?
From January 25 to January 29, our organisation activists Linda and Alise went on a study visit to Stockholm to visit Sweden's largest non-profit youth organization Fryshushet. It has been operating for 40 years and its scale is admirable and inspiring for the development of new ideas. Th...
Why circus in prison?
Generally I ask myself “Why Circus?”, and then different answers come to me. I've been practicing circus since I was 16 years old, and looking backward has been such a journey as the one of a hero, as described by Joseph Campbell. In the beginning I discovered the tools, the magic, and slowly...
What Do You Actually Do at Re-Wild?
“So… what do you guys do at Re-Wild?” “We explore the ecocentric model of human development, developed by Bill Plotkin, and look for ways to apply it in our youth work.” “Okay… and how exactly do you explore it?” “Well, sometimes we just try to receive information about ourselves—or the world—by...