MIELI Without Borders or MIELI ilman rajoja is a community for foreigners, by foreigners that welcome people regardless of language skills, ethnic or national origin, ability, gender, religion, and/or status in Finland.
MIELI Without Borders is a migrant-led organization dedicated to mental health awareness for foreign language-speaking minorities in Finland.
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Upcoming events
1. Become a TOIVO facilitator – Monday – Tuesday, 21.8 – 22.8
We are having another TOIVO facilitator training!!!
As a TOIVO facilitator, you can create your own TOIVO peer group to explore topics like healthy food, physical exercise, sleep, relationships, stress, emotions, etc. TOIVO peer groups are closed groups that meet 8 times and consist of 6-10 members.
TOIVO peer group model was developed with the thought of “act-feel-apprehend”, where members of the group decide on something to do together, upon which they’d have a discussion on the emotions the act evoked in them. The idea was for participants to come to realize on their own small changes they can adapt in their daily lives that would affect their mental health positively; like paying attention to their eating and sleeping habits.
Once you have completed the TOIVO facilitator training, MIELI Without Borders can help you establish and promote a new TOIVO peer group!
Register here by the 18th of August. The training will be entirely online and will take place in the evening after typical working hours.
2. TOIVO Trainers training – Saturday, 9.9.2023
As a TOIVO trainer, you will be able to train others to become TOIVO facilitators in your community and in any language you choose.
By becoming a TOIVO trainer, we can continue to develop communities around Finland to support well-being and spread the message that mental health belongs to everyone.
In order to participate in this training, you must first participate in the TOIVO facilitator training (in English or Finnish). More details will follow about the training after registering.
Register here to become a TOIVO trainer!
3. Mental health resilience training – every Monday from 28.8 – 25.9
Mental Health Resilience Training is back! If you have any questions about this training or what it entails, please contact our Chair, Anna Lenkewitz-Salminen at anna.mieli.ilmanrajoja@gmail.com.
https://mieli.futural.fi/event/2921/register
4. Night of the Arts – Thursday, 17.8
17th of August is the Night of Arts and many events will be taking place around the capital city region. At Lapinlahdenlähde there will be plenty of happenings including a Japanese exhibition and performances as well as a screening of the Musiikkitalo concert by the sea.
The Middle East Jam Fest will be holding a bracelet workshop for kids between 16-17.00 as part of the MeJamFest. The FB event page for the MeJamFest is: https://www.facebook.com/events/669377561290948?ref=newsfeed
