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BETTER MINDS
Mental health and wellbeing
Have you spent enough quality time with your loved ones lately? Have you had a good time with your friends recently? Are you getting enough sleep and eating well? Do you have time to do sports? Have you done anything recently that will contribute to people you don't know? If your answer is “yes” to all these questions, you are one of the few who have indeed managed to balance their lives.
We focus on the importance of mental health for young people who travel, volunteer or work with people from different cultures. The training is practical we do role plays, teamwork, small games and reflection.
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SKILL UP
Soft Skills
Over the 4-day training program, the participants are expected to get used to identify and practice how to conduct a training needs assessment and strategically use training to address those needs.
Learn to communicate with people from different backgrounds and cultures and accept others regardless their religion or ideology. Understand own emotions and emotions of others (EQ).
Handle conflicts and reduce cultural clashes. Learn how to work in mixed culture teams. Learn Presentation skills tools for volunteer work.
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SEXIPLANATION
SRHR
Through this workshop, we aim to equip Sexual Reproduction & Health Reproduction (SRHR) participants and young leaders with the skills and tools to design, prepare and facilitate sessions on any SRHR topic. Through delivering sessions that provide comprehensive SRHR content through a practical approach, by including facilitation notions, and session design among other components of non-formal education.
Participants can conduct sessions while accommodating multicultural diversity, describing
group characteristics, understanding team
dynamics, and apply these in their sessions.
View detailsROSE FESTIVAL
ESC
Want to pick roses at sunrise in the mountains of Cyprus? You can do just that at the Agros Rose Festival!
Every May, the village of Agros transforms into a celebration of scent, color, and tradition. At 5:30 a.m., locals and visitors gather to hand-pick the famous damask roses — when their aroma is strongest. It’s a magical moment you’ll never forget. Later, stroll through the village’s lively streets filled with stalls offering rosewater, jams, liqueurs, soaps, and handmade cosmetics — all rose-based! You’ll enjoy traditional Cypriot food like loukoumades, halloumi, palouze, and soak in live music, dancing, and the warmest village vibes. Don’t miss the rose train ride around the area! You can even watch the traditional rose distillation process, passed down through generations. Mark your calendar for next May. The Agros Rose Festival is an experience you’ll want to live at least once!
View detailsBYEOND WORDS
Erasmus+
Beyond Words a training course that begins with the most important conversation you’ll ever have, the one with yourself. Imagine feeling like your own biggest supporter instead of your biggest obstacle. Would you like to express your thoughts clearly and with confidence when talking to others? Would you like to feel understood and connected when you share what’s on your mind? Would you like enhance your communication skills?To be able to truly connect with others, we need to understand how we relate to ourselves. This course focuses on building self-awareness by exploring how we think, reflect, and speak internally. It helps you to become more conscious of your inner dialogue and supports you in developing a more respectful and compassionate way of communicating. Beyond Words invites you to develop a deeper and more genuine way of communicating that starts with self-awareness and extends to the way you relate to others.
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YOUTH@WORK
Erasmus+
IRIS Egypt is delighted to be part of the delegates from Northern Africa along with other delegates from Europe, Middle East and Central Asia gathered in Antalya to explore & digital competences, Al and to discuss the importance of up-skilling and re-skilling, as well as the evolution of education, youth work and the labour market

Soft Skills 101
Over the 4-day training program, the participants are expected to get used to identify and practice how to conduct a training needs assessment and strategically use training to address those needs.
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Travel Hunt
Over the past years, IRIS Egypt has been able to implement successful programs inside Egypt through cultural exchange programs and workshops with many distinct activities, and to empower young people and allow them to obtain volunteer opportunities with famous international organizations such as Eramus+ and ESC.
Climate Change
The overall aim of the climate change project is to address the urgent challenge of climate change, fostering international cooperation to mitigate its impacts, and adapt to its consequences.
SRHR For Youth
SRHR for youth aims to equip Sexual Reproduction & Health Reproduction (SRHR) participants
and young leaders with the skills and tools to design, prepare and facilitate sessions on any SRHR topic.
Erasmus Orientation
The European Youth Portal offers European and country level information about opportunities and initiatives that are of interest to young people who are living, learning and working in Europe.
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Borden Our Horizons
International exchange is a part of the Culture exchange experience that promotes the mobility of young people through international activities with the dimension of non-formal education such as youth exchanges, soft skills, youth initiatives and trainings of youth workers.
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Medical Student Exchange
Our goal is for medical
students from anywhere to travel around the
world to discover our health systems, culture and to enhance their global health and intercultural understanding.
World Youth Forum 2024
Together, we will delve into the challenges facing youth and explore solutions through innovative financial policies, the ethical use of technology and AI, and impactful leadership, change, and diplomacy.
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Leadership and Empowerment.
Participants identify and practice how to conduct a training needs assessment and
strategically use training to address those needs. Participants are able to conduct a training session strategically addressing needs by the end of the workshop.