Stichting De Kleine Giraf (SDKG) focuses on improving the life of children in health, education and dreams. The foundation is a platform that supports projects that enable this, including training of people working with children in education and health care. We use the method Nonviolent Communication of Marshall Rosenberg. His approach is aiming at mutual understanding and trust, and connection from the heart. The tools used in the methodology are Empathic Listening, and working with a 4 steps scheme, that shows us a way to translate judgements into feelings and needs which results in a request (instead of a demand). In this way people will experience a (compassionate) connection with themselves and with others. SDKG wants to strengthen the professional development of its trainers, expand on the number of certified trainers and to build a network with their international partners. The participants of this project will be active NVC trainers in the SDKG. They want to further develop, strengthen en deepen their skills and become professional NVC trainers in this field with a commitment to sharing and disseminating learning within their local communities. One of the requirements to become a certified trainer is to live (attend) an International Intensive Training (IIT). An IIT is the crème de la crème for any NVC practitioner. This 9 day training is led by 4 accredited and highly experienced NVC trainers. During those days all participants will be in 4 different workshops per day, including their own, and engage in 2 community circles each day for further personal development and professional learning, and will highly benefit from the inter-cultural exchanges and networking. The Lead trainer Robert Gonzalez is well known throughout the world for his compassionate communication and deep understanding of the NVC concept. Before the start of the IIT participants will make a Personal Development Plan, prepare a NVC workshop together that they will offer at the IIT, and follow a workshop on Inter-cultural awareness. After the IIT they will meet for a mid-evaluation, organise ideas that have been picked up at the IIT and plan a set of workshops to be given in the Netherlands. At least one training will be offered to peer volunteers at SDKG and each participant will organize and facilitate a workshop or training to an organisation within the target group of SDKG. In addition they will write an article sharing their experiences on several websites national and international, and share experiences with EU partners met during the IIT, and the UK partner organisation. This way we will disseminate and share the new knowledge and at the same time SDKG will become more widely known. Each participant will write an evaluation of the project within their own Personal Development Plan to conclude the project. Besides the strengthening of our trainers network by supporting them in their path to become certified NVC trainers, SDKG is also eager to participate in this project as we would like to raise our profile: we have the ambition to become an European Platform for expertise on NVC in Child and Youth care organisations. We already have strong connections with our colleagues in Sweden. We want to share our experiences at the IIT in order to connect with colleagues in the UK, Germany and other European countries. We expect to see a breakthrough in the personal and professional growth of the participants. We estimate that 4 of the participants will certify as a NVC trainer in the next 12 months. For others it might take longer as NVC is about internalising a new way of living, which is a process that cannot be rushed. They all take an essential step on their certification path and gain new and deepening knowledge about NVC. The reason for SDKG to introduce NVC in schools and other child related organisations is to contribute on solving social problems, like violence and bullying at schools, drop-outs (children leaving school early), and teachers who fall out. This is a serious economic and a social problem. Also the national worry of young teens drinking alcohol can be approached by introducing NVC in families and Youth work. We also want to introduce new ways of education to an organically changing society. We would like education and health care organisations to support each young person in living with their own wishes and ambitions by learning NVC, a language that focuses on inner motivations of each of us, a beautiful starting point to make choices that matter to each of us. Through NVC we want to offer people tools which enhance mutual understanding so that they can enjoy a place where all human needs are equally important and we aim at getting these needs met.