BODYkind is a team of educators from the Czech Republic, Latvia and North Macedonia working together with aim to transform the educational practices in which the bodies and body image of the learners are neglected or even damaged.
Body image consists of the personal relationship with our body - encompassing our perceptions, beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and actions that pertain to our physical appearance. Body image can affect different aspects of our lives - interactions with others, experiences at school, meeting new people, relationships with friends and family members, physical activities and satisfaction with life in general. With our work, we would like to encourage young people not to avoid being active and voicing their opinions because they dislike their appearance. No one should feel less valued or less able to use their potential because of their appearance. And it requires some inner work and some social change as well.
Right now we have almost completed a digital toolkit for educators which consists of eight training modules and offers ideas and non-formal learning methods that can be used to lead a conversation about body image with young people, boost their confidence and critical thinking, and encourage their active participation in developing inclusive and healthy communities.
The toolkit will be published in spring 2024 and be available free of charge. While it's still a work in progress we are organising free educational events for young people and youth workers, and sharing useful insights, moments from our work, opportunities to participate in events and ideas for activities on our social media accounts.
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