FUN ADULT
TRAINING
Train adults to effectively work with youth
A hands-on 2-day workshop for people who want to explore the SHIFT model and bring it to life in their own context. Packed with tools, stories, and activities, it helps adults support youth-led change with confidence, care, and a little fun.
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Fun Adult Training is an immersive, hands-on experience designed to introduce adults and youth to the tools, attributes and knowledge they need to engage, empower and collaborate with young changemakers. This isn’t your typical lecture-style workshop—expect energy, creativity, and plenty of fun!
Participants step into the shoes of young people, experiencing firsthand the activities, challenges, and problem-solving methods used in youth-led spaces. Through music, performances, role-playing, team-building games, and interactive discussions, adults learn how to shift power to young people in their communities and help them lead more effective changemaker movements.
This training isn’t just about working with young people—it’s about rediscovering your youthful energy, embracing creativity, and co-creating solutions with young people instead of speaking for them. Through SHIFT, young people learn to gather and consider insights from their communities and use these perspectives to make key decisions about how to influence change. At the same time, Fun Adults gain the tools they need to become incredible partners—mentors who listen, empower, and collaborate. You’ll learn to create a space where young people don’t just participate, but lead and thrive.
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The goal of Fun Adult Training is to expose participants to the basics of the SHIFT model and allow potential future facilitators with the skills, mindset and tools they’ll need to effectively engage, empower, and collaborate with young people. Participants will test some of our design thinking tools and consider how they can be applied for future challenges. Together, this fosters inclusive spaces where young people can lead, thrive, and drive meaningful change.
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Program teams
Advocacy, Campaign and Communications leads
Youth partners - anyone with an interest in working more successfully with independent child and youth-led groups.
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Do you love supporting young people to lead and shine?
Want to build the skills to guide youth groups without taking over?
Curious about how to campaign and co-create with youth?
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Agenda
🤓 Agenda
Day 1
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Rediscover your inner child and embrace a playful mindset.
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Gain a deeper understanding of SHIFT’s principles and approach.
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Define what it means to be a Fun Adult in youth engagement.
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Identify ways to integrate SHIFT’s framework into your work.
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Learn about your team members and align on shared values and goals.
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Break down complex issues into manageable, solvable problems.
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Define a collective long-term goal and vision for positive change.
Day 2
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Identify and understand a specific audience for your initiative
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Determine key behaviors you want to influence and drive change
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Develop a strong set of ideas that you can present to your Creative Buddies—the collaborators who can help turn them into reality
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Establish clear and measurable goals to track progress
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Gain a deeper understanding of the creative world and learn how to collaborate more effectively
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Outline concrete actions and next steps for your team
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Celebrate your participation and achievements in the training!
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What's unique?
😎 What's unique?
Immersive, experiential learning: Move beyond traditional workshops with hands-on activities like role-playing, team-building exercises, and interactive problem-solving.
Child and Youth-centered approach: Gain strategies to shift power dynamics, support youth leadership, and co-create solutions alongside young people.
Dynamic & engaging format: Replace passive lectures with active participation— including use of music and performance, to drive the learning experience.
Proven global framework: Learn from implementation across Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
Practical skill development: Acquire tools to facilitate youth-led sessions, design impactful campaigns, and foster inclusive, creative environments.
Ready-to-use resources: Access downloadable, print-ready workshop materials, templates, and instructional videos to streamline preparation and ensure consistent, high-quality training delivery.
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Impact
💛 Impact
SHORT TERM
Understand young people’s perspectives: Step into the shoes of young people and gain firsthand insight into their experiences, challenges, and strengths
Shift power dynamics: Learn how to step back, listen, and support youth leadership instead of taking over.
Reignite creativity: Rediscover your playful, creative side and learn how to use it to connect with young people.
LONG TERM
Knowledge to build stronger, more meaningful partnerships between your organisation and young people.
Know how to build a culture of inclusivity, creativity, and collaboration within your organization.
Know how the SHIFT model can be applied to drive more revenue for projects.
Read full details here.
Take the first step today!
For Africa
Chrispine Botha
Africa Lead
chrispine.botha@savethechildren.org
For Asia and Pacific
Gabriela Cadampog
Asia and Pacific Lead
gabriela.cadampog@savethechildren.org
For Latin American and the Carribean
Brenda Monaca
Latin America and the Caribbean Lead
brenda.monaca@savethechildren.org
For general inquiries
Andy Nilsen
Director
andy.nilsen@savethechildren.org