In Sevlievo, the local municipality hosted a workshop following the Sicily training, gathering youth and educators to explore reconciliation through cultural exchange and emotional expression.
Building Bridges in Community Settings Participants discussed small conflicts in school and community life and learned how empathy and perspective-taking can be powerful tools for peaceful coexistence. Workshop Goals- Increase youth understanding of forgiveness and restorative dialogue.
- Use creativity to express and resolve emotions.
- Foster stronger community ties through shared stories.
- Forgiveness Tree – Participants wrote about past misunderstandings and hopes for resolution.
- Theatre of Feelings – Youth acted out scenes of conflict and resolution.
- Story Exchange – Paired storytelling to promote empathy.
"Forgiveness felt like something big, but today it felt like something I could try in small ways."Outputs and Legacy Youth created a peace-themed mural in the local youth center, representing themes from the workshop