Learn a Methodology to act with more impact in the world.
Come to the Warriors Without Weapons.
Only 40 vacancies per year.
500+ hours of training
Online classes
28 days of immersion
Practical learning
Elos Institute Certification
Global Network
Recognized methodology
Collective and individual mentoring
500+ horas de formação
Aulas online
28 dias de imersão
Aprendizado prático
Certificação Instituto Elos
Rede Global
Metodologia reconhecida
Mentorias coletivas e individuais
500+ horas de formação
Aulas online
28 dias de imersão
Aprendizado prático
Certificação Instituto Elos
Rede Global
Metodologia reconhecida
Mentorias coletivas e individuais
Learn the Elos Methodology in Warriors Without Weapons
What is Warriors Without Weapons
An international education that teaches the Elos methodology, a powerful and applicable tool in various contexts, capable of promoting transformations in a human and collective form. The Elos Methodology empowers participating individuals to regenerate relationships, strengthen bonds, and lead with empathy at work, in communities, and in the world, making them able to work with impact through dialogue and collaboration.
What do you develop
Empathic and collaborative leadership
Leadership skills, active listening, and conflict mediation.
→ 85% they began to act thinking more about the collective impact of their choices.
→ 89% they learned to mediate conflicts and mobilize people.
→ 93% improved the way of working as a team, with more listening and collaboration.
Planning and Facilitation
of projects
Training to mobilize groups and raise funds
→ 54% they made a career transition.
→ 80% identified new skills that today are key to their professional performance.
→ 79% they gained the confidence to lead.
Proven Methodology and International Training
Access to a global standard network and methodology. Award-Winning, Proven, and Replicable.
→ Applied in 57 countries and recognized among 100 best NGOs in Brazil.
→ 89% they claim to have received concrete tools to build communities.
→ Impact cases and social enterprises emerged directly from the GSA experience.
Soft Skills
Focus on interpersonal skills and humanized leadership.
→ 96% they began to exercise leadership with more listening and sensitivity.
→ 78% they have become people who listen more and judge less.
→ 70% report more emotional balance and sharpness about their limits.
Who is the WWW (GSA) for
The GSA was designed for people who feel called to act but want to do so collaboratively, with purpose and method. The training connects to four major profiles identified in our global community, which translate into people interested in:
Community transformation
People who work in collectives, movements, or social organizations. They want to base their actions on proven methods, strengthen their leadership and expand the impact of their projects. They are looking for practical tools and a real support network.
“In the midst of difficulties, I found strength in the unity of the community. Together we transform challenges into fulfilled dreams. Today, I believe that true change happens when we come together to take care of our territory and future.”
Priscilla Pereira, GSA 2014, Social Entrepreneur in the Eco-Community Project
Sign upCareer transition
Those who come from the corporate market, education, health, or culture. They are rethinking their own purpose and want to align career and values. They are looking for a new way of working, more humane, collaborative and meaningful.
“It brought me a path and several tools to bring real impact and set myself in motion to transform my reality and work with purpose.”
Ariane Mates, GSA 2007, Designer
Sign upImpact Entrepreneurship
Who have created or want to create a social business, startup or independent project. They want to learn to engage people, lead with empathy, and design sustainable solutions.
They seek methodology, network, and mentoring to get ideas off the ground.
“Thinking about life made me a better human being. On the professional side, it helped me organize ideas to found ACBG Brazil and I also used it as a framework at Politize!”
Gabriel Marmentini, GSA 2014, Co-founder of ACBG Brazil and Politize!
Sign upEducation or People Management
People who work with groups, teams, or communities. They want to learn facilitation, mediation, and co-creation practices to strengthen bonds and results. They seek a space for continuing education and self-knowledge.
“The greatest impact that the Elos Methodology had on my life was to make me believe, in practice, that dreaming together is possible for materialization, and that communities have real power to transform territories when they are seen as protagonists. (...) The Elos Methodology taught me to truly listen, to trust what already exists and to walk with people, not ahead of them.”
Augusto Lima Conte, GSA 2019, Social Project Manager
Sign upIn addition to these profiles, the GSA also welcomes young leaders, artists, public servants and dreamers, people willing to act based on what they have, where they are, with those they are close to.
Where can the Elos Methodology be applied?
First, second, and third sectors
Companies and Government
Companies, Governments, and Organizations who seek to deal with organizational culture, engagement, ESG, social innovation and conflict mediation challenges.
See our casesCommunity Mobilization
Territories
CLocal communities and networks, where the focus is on strengthening bonds and generating lasting systemic impact. The results appear in autonomous leadership, influenced public policies, and living networks.
See our casesUndertaking and Managing
People Management
Apply the Methodology to management and organizational culture, as a daily practice of coherence and empathetic leadership.
See our casesThe GSA Journey
Selection Process
The GSA selection process is called the Yes Way.
More than a stage to select participants, it is a journey of personal and collective development, in which you experience in practice the basis of the Elos Methodology.
Pre-Immersion (online)
21 hours of preparation, mobilization, and practice. Abundance Game, mobilizing real people and resources to fulfill a collective dream.
In-person Immersion
28 days in Santos (SP), with people from different countries.
You learn by doing, co-creating dreams and actions with other participating people and communities in the Baixada Santista.
Expansion (online)
108 hours of follow-up for you to apply the learning of the Elos Methodology worldwide. You create your own project and connect to Global Network of Warriors Without Weapons, with more than 700 people in 57 countries.
What do you invest and what do you get?
During the online modules
→ Classrooms and development practices distributed among the four modules (three online and one in-person immersion).
→ Accompaniment of facilitators at every stage of the journey.
→ Access to the EAD platform with content, activities and exchange forums.
During the GSA Immersion
(in Santos/SP)
→ hosting complete throughout the immersion period.
→ All daily meals included throughout the immersion period.
→ Local transport for all immersion activities.
→ Expert team monitoring in first aid during some expeditions.
→ Pedagogical materials and of support, in addition to the monitoring of an extensive team specializing in the Elos Methodology, as well as special guest facilitators
✱ Not included: air or land tickets to Santos/SP for Immersion; transfer from the airport or bus station to the accommodation and vice versa; visa and/or passport, for people coming from other countries; travel insurance.
Investment
→ Total investment R$ 16,000.00 with 12x installment payment option.
→ Tuition fee: R$150.00.
→ The registration and selection process are completely free.
The Elos Institute also invests in you. We mobilize resources to subsidize part of the costs and make it possible for people who feel called to live this transformative experience to participate.
Scholarship Fund
Our main objective is train diverse people committed to generating positive transformation in the world.
Therefore, we offer partial and full scholarships, in addition to other opportunities, such as participation in the Ambassador Program. Each case is evaluated individually, with the purpose of ensuring diversity, equity, and access to the GSA experience.
If you feel the call to participate, Start now.
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