TRUST Trauma, Resilience and Understanding for Supporting Transformatio

The TRUST under the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the Field of Youth, aims to equip youth organizations, youth work  Given the escalating violence and instability in Israel and Palestine, youth are experiencing severe trauma, displacement, and mental distress. This project responds to the urgent need for culturally sensitive, community-driven interventions that support mental well-being and resilience of youth. practitioners, and young leaders with trauma-sensitive and transformative methodologies.

The project builds capacities through:

1. Developing a context-specific trauma-sensitive curriculum for youth workers and non-psychology professionals.
2. Training staff and youth leaders on trauma-sensitive and transformative methods, ensuring knowledge transfer and long-term sustainability.
3. Creating a practitioner network and materials to enhance accessibility to trauma-informed youth work methodologies.
4. Conducting advocacy efforts with policymakers to integrate trauma-sensitive youth work into national and EU-level frameworks.

Implementation approach:

•  Training and piloting interventions to refine and adapt methodologies.
• Building on local knowledge and resilience factors, integrating culturally appropriate concepts, methods and  practices.
• Fostering cooperation among youth organizations, strengthening their ability to respond to needs of youth.

While the project is grounded in Israel and Palestine, its methodologies can extend beyond the region. Europe faces its own challenges with youth mental health crises, refugee trauma, and increasing social polarization. The project’s scalable and adaptable tools can be applied to support migrant youth, conflict-affected communities, and marginalized groups across Europe, enhancing the EU’s global leadership in youth empowerment and peacebuilding.

Coordinator: Rauhankasvatusinstituutti Ry Institutet For Fredsfostran Rf (Finland)

Partners:

Sudwind Verein Für Entwicklungspolitik Und Globale Gerechtigkeit (Austria)

Musalaha (Israel)

Holy Land Trust (Palestine)