ANITA SILVA
Anita is a Portuguese Trainer, currently living in Lisbon. After obtaining a degree in Social Cultural Animation, Anita has worked in several fields such as: emergency houses for youngsters, drug prevention, neigh-bourhood street work, adult training, etc. Also developed work as Clown and Face Painter and organised several international youth projects.
In 1998, she co-founded MAIS, an informal group of young professionals that later on became Team MAIS: a company that provides services of Training, Events and Non Formal Education with a focus on promoting creative solutions for the Social Field.
Anita has been a freelance trainer since 2000 for several institutions & organisations such as the European Network of Animation, the SALTO network and several national Organisations.
Currently, Anita is doing a master in Creativity and Innovation. She is the Director of Team MAIS, a Trainer in the Youth and Social Field and a Teacher in Higher Education School of Santarem.
https://trainers.salto-youth.net/anitasilva
JO CLAEYS
Besides being active in diverse international training settings, he is also involved in several social neighbourhood projects using creativity and innovative approaches with children, youngsters and adults. He has developed several informative games on social relevant matters (citizenship, social exclusion, war and conflict…) used as well in Non Formal/ Formal educational settings and business world. Jo has been involved in the creation of Compasito, a manual for Children Rights Education (published by the Council of Europe).
Jo often uses different characters and theatrical approaches in his training work. This approach brings participants in a different setting and promotes the creation of new perspectives. Involved in environmental education through the creation & performing of children-youngsters theatre shows.
