We support the opening of IMPACT clubs through offering Leader Initiation training so that participants can coordinate the educational activities in the IMPACT clubs.  Our leaders are teachers, youth leaders, people passionate in working with youth, who offer, weekly, 4-5 hours of their time to lead the IMPACT and SKYE clubs. They are our heroes, people who put their skills, knowledge, and, most important, their heart at the service of children and young people.

The training course lasts six days, and includes notions about Experiential Learning, Community service Learning, Learning styles, Team formation. Based exclusively on experiential learning methodology, the training course give the participants the opportunity to challenge their convictions and their own capabilities, and become better in working with children and young people. In Romania, Kosovo and Albania the training course has been accredited by the Ministry of Education, which is an extra motivational factor for teacher – leaders.

At the training, our participants receive the IMPACT curricula, which includes four modules: 1. Active Citizenship 2. Leadership 3. Social entrepreneurship 4. Employment. Also, the participants will be mentored by the local colleagues, with the support of the NHF staff.

After the training, our partners benefit from mentoring from a New Horizons Foundation expert who helps them step by step to implement the educational model and overcome any problems they might face.

Partners mentoring will result, at the end, in professional development for leaders, as they learn to work in mixed groups, implement different learning methods through experience such as community service project and, in the case of teachers, even transfer what they’ve acquired to classrooms, to provide relevant learning to all students.

Once you, our partner, decide to expand the IMPACT model in the country, we help the exiting club leaders to become trainers for the new club leaders, through a TOT training course.

The training lasts for 7 days, and teaches participants how to be good trainers for their groups. We usually organize these training courses a year after the initiation of the clubs, to make sure the leaders master the methodology of the clubs, and are ready to teach others.

By this ToT, we make sure that the program becomes sustainable in every single country, relying on well-prepared human resources.

We offer members and leaders of the IMPACT Network opportunities to connect with each other’s and discuss topics such as: fundraising, communication, learning processing, social entrepreneurship, etc.