INTERVIEW
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1 – Tell us a bit about how did you start
working as trainer/ youth worker?
My entry to the youth work/training world was
rather based on seising various opportunities.
I was living and studying in Vilnius, capital
of Lithunia. With couple of friends from my
hometown Panevezys we came back to
our city willigning to do some information
campaing around the use and misuse
of drugs. Municipality redirected us to
the youth council of our city where I met
interesting and pationate people.
They were the first to guide me through
the activi ties, values and ideals of civic
sector, youth work and non-formal
education.
Soon after my first activities with youth
council I was offered to participate in an
international training course “BiTriMulti”.
Here I was for the first time experiencing
non-formal education and intercultural
learning, which left a mark for my future.
After this course it took awhile for me
to comprehend this experience. It made
sence for me that you can commit to
meaningful causes for change, take initiative and learn in a different way.
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This training also created opportunities for
me to start projects with other participants,
both local and international. Not long after
I joined Lithuanian Association of Non-formal
Education, where I was running training
workshops, got involved in European training
of trainers programme, initiated and lead
training projects.
2 – What is your “relationship” with
digital tools? How did it started?
My father and mother both were engineers
working closely with technology.
As a kid and teenager I had access to
the “newest” computers back then in
1992-1994. I joined small programmer’s
club and an introductory ICT course that
helped me to develop basic understanding
and skills in the area of computer software
and technology.
Later, my interest in digital tools blended
with my educational practices during the
years of my Master studies.