The heart of any Trials & Tribulations challenge lies not in the obstacles or the routes, but in the people who come together to face them.
This section explores how to build a committed team of participants who will support each other through physical challenges while growing in empathy and understanding.
What you’ll find in this section
Embracing reluctance and nervousness
Counterintuitively, the most hesitant participants often have the most authentic and transformative experiences. Learn why reluctance can be valuable, and how to gently encourage nervous individuals to step outside their comfort zones for a meaningful cause.
Family and community support
Building a successful team often means engaging not just participants, but the families and communities that surround them. Discover strategies for gaining support from spouses, parents, and community leaders who can encourage participation and provide practical help.
Starting grassroots
Whether you’re organising for a small group of friends or a larger community organisation, learn how to build momentum from the ground up rather than waiting for perfect conditions or complete buy-in.
Managing different motivations
Participants join for various reasons: charity support, personal challenge, peer pressure, or spiritual growth. Understand how to unite people with different motivations around the shared experience of supporting refugee causes.
Creating inclusive participation
Build teams that reflect the diversity of real refugee communities, including people of different ages, fitness levels, and backgrounds while maintaining the challenge’s authentic spirit.
Community as catalyst
The most powerful aspect of Trials & Tribulations often isn’t the individual achievement, but the bonds formed between participants who support each other through shared difficulty.
Your role is creating conditions where genuine community can emerge:
- where nervous participants find courage through encouragement
- where stronger members support those who struggle
- where everyone discovers strength they didn’t know they had.
Remember that refugee communities survive through mutual support rather than individual heroism. By building a team that embodies these values, you create not just a successful event, but a model of the solidarity and compassion that help communities thrive through adversity.