The first day of the study session

Here we are, 28 young women from all over Europe, sitting in a room at the European Youth centre in Budapest.

The reason we’re all gathered here is to study how to create a safer world for women. The participants come from YWCA and three other partnership organizations, which are WAGGS, Support and WILF. The goal of the study session is use our learning and ideas to create an action plan to feed into the YWCA council in 2011. We will also share our experiences, gain training and learn new things, while getting to know each other, connecting, and networking, for example through the internet.

We have been split into four groups and our group has been given the task to create a blog for this study session, other groups are creating a Facebook group, a Facebook page and a Twitter page. Using this technology, we will link with others and share the outcomes of this study.

Today we also have accomplished to wake up early (because early bird catches the worm!), doing some ice-breakers and eating a delicious Hungarian lunch. And, we mustn’t forget the chocolate we were rewarded with after our hard work! :)

We will be posting blogs all week, so stay tuned!