The WORTH Project - Commemorative Event and Two-Day Training in Romania

The WORTH Project – Women in Resistance in the 20th Century, funded by the European Union under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV), has the main objective of increasing knowledge and promoting awareness of resistance stories during the twentieth century, with women as the main protagonists.

To prepare the project and ensure its effective implementation, the five partner organisations from Italy, Portugal, Poland, Slovenia, and Romania took part in a Training for Trainers course held in Romania, in Brașov, between 10 and 11 May.

During the first day, the partners commemorated the stories of women who fought in resistance movements across Europe during the twentieth century.
To honour the history of women and their commitment, during the commemorative day the partners had the privilege of visiting the Museum of Canvas and Stories in Mândra, founded by Alina Zară. Afterwards, the partners visited the Făgăraș Fortress, now home to the Museum of the Făgăraș Country, where Ioana Hașu-Georgiev created, in 2018, an exhibition on women and resistance. The exhibition focuses on the invisible actors of the anti-communist struggle, exploring lesser-known aspects of resistance within one of the fascinating fortified Evangelical churches, brought to life by the stories told by Michael Lisske.

During the second day of training, the activities mainly focused on the preparation of the Human Library event, the sharing of non-formal activity methods, and the exchange of best practices among the partners for the implementation of the project.

The field of learning stimulated by game-based methods focuses on gamification practices and learning activities that follow this non-formal education approach. Therefore, the partners had the opportunity to deepen and improve their knowledge of the main tools used in this field, such as Mentimeter, Urban Trekking, and Action Bound. Thanks to the use of these applications and digital tools, the partners directly experienced how learning practices can be made more engaging and stimulating, especially when the target group is younger people.

Thanks to this training, each partner will be ready to organise the Human Library event in their respective countries, during which the “Living Books” will be people who share direct or indirect stories about women and resistance in Europe during the twentieth century. The aim is to promote collective memory and safeguard these testimonies within local communities, providing a European dimension to a shared past and fostering an international culture of remembrance by offering a more inclusive understanding of history.

We feel grateful to have had the opportunity to learn and share these extraordinary stories and to pay tribute to the resilience and commitment of women.