FRID Learning Circle for Facilitators

As part of the FRID project, Learning Circles provide a dedicated space for facilitators of peer support groups to come together, reflect, and grow.

Sharing the Knowledge

These sessions are designed to support facilitators in their role by creating opportunities to exchange experiences, share challenges, and learn from one another. While each peer support group is unique, many facilitators encounter similar questions around group dynamics, boundaries, and participant engagement. Learning Circles enable us to explore these topics collectively.

A key strength of the programme is the diversity of groups. Facilitators work with children, teenagers, adults, and seniors — each group bringing different needs, perspectives, and energy. This diversity makes the exchange especially valuable: insights from one context often inspire new approaches in another.

Creating a Safe Space

Through these conversations, facilitators:  

• reflect on how their groups affect them emotionally and professionally  

• share practical strategies and activities that have worked well  

• discuss challenges in a supportive and understanding environment  

• co-create a growing “bank of ideas” that others can draw from  

Expanding Support Networks

Learning Circles strengthen a sense of community among facilitators, reducing isolation and reinforcing resilience in their work. We believe that by learning together, they are better equipped to support their groups – ultimately contributing to stronger mental health and social integration outcomes for displaced Ukrainian in Sweden.