Why Across Cultures?

Very few worthwhile things can be accomplished by one person working alone.  As an activist, you will encounter many different people and viewpoints. Everyone’s perspective is valuable, and people’s values and beliefs are usually a result of their unique background and experiences. Where one person sees a dead end, another sees a clever solution; this is one great thing about working with people who think a little differently than you.

 An effective activist respects and tries to understand all different types of people, and approaches problems in a way that takes different needs and values into account. During your Global PACT training, you will discuss cross-cultural issues and develop your ability to learn from and work effectively with a diverse set of peers.

Everyone needs partners to help them make big, positive changes. As an organization Global PACT works with partners to offer trainings to young people, and you will work with partners to design effective community organizations and projects. You should consider your trainers and fellow trainees as partners in the process of becoming an activist. We are all in this together, and we can help each other out along the way. And when you are done, you will join the Global PACT network of other young people like yourself with whom you can partner on projects local and global.