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Sea Tribe program by Y-Foundation and Sail Training Foundation Finland focuses on personal development of young adults through sail training, teamwork, and new experiences. Funded by STEA, it offers sail training meetings, service counseling, and peer instructor training. Participants benefit from improved self-confidence, social skills, and friendships. Sailing trips in Baltic & North Sea emphasize teamwork rather than sailing skills.
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Sea Tribe – passage to the future (2018-2020) 7.5.2021 Feantsa Heini Kaasalainen heini.kaasalainen@staf.fi 1
Sea Tribe? Y-Foundation and Sail Training Foundation Finland (STAF) • Target group: Young adults in the beginning of their independent life • Method: Sail training, adventure education, peers, service counseling • Objective: Personal development through sail training experience, learning-by-doing, teamwork and finding new experiences and friends. • Funded by Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations (STEA). • 3
Sea Tribe model Sail Training Meetings beforehand Sailing Trip Meeting after the trip Service Counselling • For groups & individuals • In co-operation with our partners Seatribe • Community, friends, meetings • Peer instructor training • Participants plan, evaluate and implement activities 4
Sail Training & sailings main focus is not on sailing or navigation, but teamwork skills, self- knowledge and the development of social skills • Sailing trips 3-11 days in the Baltic & North sea Group size 10-15 • • No passengers aboard! • 5
Results (follow up 6 months+ later) 60% fully agreed that self-confidence had improved 80% felt that sailing had had a positive impact on their welfare 80% had kept in contact with friends from sailings at least in some form 75% of respondents felt that they are part of Meriheimo • • • • 6