Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
The YTT Approach
The YTT Approach revolves around the profound impact of visual expressions and storytelling in cultivating self-awareness and understanding, integrating gender equality and GBV prevention within our Inclusive Educational Programs and Vocational Training, and providing separate mental health support. This distinctive approach comprises two key pillars: the YTT Visual Language and the YTT Methodology.
YTT Visual Language
Through drawing, people can express clearly their thoughts and feelings independently of dialect, nationality or education (Arizpe, Colomer, & Martínez Roldán, 2014).
Similar to spoken languages, the YTT visual language encompasses three temporal dimensions: the past, present, and future.
Each participant embarks on our Approach by crafting visual narratives of their personal history – Yesterday; their ongoing experiences – Today; and their aspirational visions for the days ahead – Tomorrow
The outcomes are vibrant, impactful images that distinctly articulate each individual's voice.
YESTERDAY
40 year old Somali woman
TODAY
14 year old Congolese girl
TOMORROW
17 year old Pakistani boy
YESTERDAY
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9 year old Iraqi girl
TODAY
13 year old Iraqi-Kurdistan boy
TOMORROW
21 year old Ukrainian woman
YTT Methodology
Applying the YTT visual language as the foundational structure allows for the development of educational and vocational content meticulously crafted to trigger emotional and cognitive empathy, promote perspective-taking, gender and identity, appreciate ethnic differences, and navigate social and professional dynamics. Intricately embedded within this framework is our mental healthcare approach, seamlessly integrated into the methodology to cater to the mental well-being of participants.
Grounded in social psychology, the theoretical foundation emphasises Allport's intergroup contact theory (1954). This holistic approach empowers participants by fostering diversity, equity, inclusion and awareness within contrasting backgrounds and cultures.
