Link-up We Are One

Walk in My Shoes

Programme: Erasmus+

Key Action: Cooperation partnerships in adult education

Action Type: Strategic Partnerships for Youth

Project number: 2020-3-UK01-KA205-094033

Duration: 2021 - 2023

Project Description

Provocations launched by cultural diversity in the context of the contemporary world are felt by all partners involved in this project, especially since diversity takes many forms in their organizations and their social environment - from culture and nationality to gender, race, sexuality, educational background, religion. All our partners are facing issues relating to a tendency of exclusion of the young people belonging to the mainstream society towards the young people from different backgrounds and cultures.

The project's target group are trainers, youth workers, artists involved in youth education. Each partner has identified the needs of his own target group to acquire new strategies in order to build a culture of diversity and equal chances a well as to share the strategies each partner is using, enhancing European experience to stand against stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination, and social exclusion;
The partners work together, learn from each other, sharing the best practices and strategies on the issue. The purpose of the project is an international synergy between 6 European organizations with the same needs – to create a culture of diversity and equality, decrease intolerance, facilitate social inclusion of young people belonging to cultural minorities through arts.
Objectives are:
1. To increase the capacity of non-governmental organizations working with young people in the field of diversity through European collaboration acquiring new strategies and participatory methods of non-formal education to manage cultural diversity by means of 3 Short-term joint staff training
2. To promote diversity and equal chances through participatory arts organizing 2 Art Festivals – DIVERSITY FEST held in two consecutive years in each country
3. To strengthen the networking among partners developing a new learning e-tool – "WALK IN MY SHOES ”, a website as a true resource of international value presenting strategies and methods which combat stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination, and social exclusion and create a culture of diversity and equal chances.
The objectives are achieved through:
* 3 Short-term joint staff training events
* 2 Art Festivals – DIVERSITY FEST using non-formal methods acquired during the training events
* WALK IN MY SHOES website, a real network platform will be achieved; a special field - COLLECTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN NON-FORMAL LEARNING- as a valuable tool for learning used on the field of cultural diversity
* 9 non-formal education workshops for young people we are working with
Methods used:
C1- BUILDING A CULTURE OF DIVERSITY through visual methods, interactive presentation, interactive lecture, Brainstorming, Storyboard, Forum Theatre, Sociodrama, Living Library
C2- VISUAL ARTS AND SPORT FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION through structured discussion, visual arts and sport games
C3- PARTICIPATIVE ARTS AGAINST INTOLERANCE through Newspaper Theatre, Statue Theatre, Invisible Theatre, Flash Mob Role Play, Photo Voice

Lead Partner:

GLOBAL VISION INITIATIVE (FORMERLY VISION 2020 LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE)- United Kingdom

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