LIVING DIFFERENT4-12 July 2011Targu Jiu

Living different means:intercultural communication,cooperation and international team work examples of good practice, the integration of young Roma in society,valuing Roma culturegrowing tolerance among ethnic groups and between young people from different countries

Through "Living different" we wanted to encourage intercultural communication, and to cultivate awareness of the cultural dimension and to use intercultural working methods to allow young people to participate on an equal basis.

Through the nature of the proposed activities , youth were stimulated to pay attention to phenomena that perpetuate discrimination and inequality, the youngsters were introduced in the context of Gypsy culture and the activities carried out have led to know, understand and love this culture.

ABOUT

WHO?

POLAND - EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF YOUNG REGIONALISTS

Zaneta Izabela Arthur Maria Anna Paweł Grzegorz Marina Monika

PORTUGAL - PROATLANTICO ASSOCIACAO JUVENIL

Virgínia Diana Ana Margarida António Inês Maria Inês Fabio Joao

TURKEY - GENÇ ADIMLAR DERNEĞI

Kenan Bulent

Engin Gizem

Eylül Sule

SLOVAKIA - THE YOUTH CONCIL OF KOSICE

Marek Miro Matuş Martin

ITALY – MINE VAGANTI

Mara Riccardo Fiorello Marco Nicola

BULGARIA - STUDENT’S SOCIETY FOR CHARITY AND VOLUNTEERING

Julia Asen Nana Radostina Viktoria Alexandra Ladislav Konstantin

ACTIVITIES

Knowing each other Ice-breaking games Cultural visits

WORKSHOP

- brainstorming creating anti-discrimination message - application of the message on the bags

PHOTO VOICE – VISITING ROMA COMMUNITY

-Visiting Obreja district – Roma community-Taking pictures

WORKSHOP - STEREOTYPES AND PREJUDICES -

- The young reflected over the prejudices and stereotypes they have about Roma people and realized a list

ROMA HANDCRAFTS

-The participants learned from the roma community from Buduhala various Roma handcrafts-Group activity, the participants made wood spoons and wicker baskets

CARAVANA

- The participants went to Rovinari city dressed in gipsies costumes and sing songs

EXHIBITION

- Handcrafts that the participants made- The materials made during the workshops - Pictures taken in the Obreja district - Traditional gipsy music and dances

GIPSY PARTY

- Gipsy music and dance- Traditional gipsy food- Gipsy rituals

INTERCULTURAL NIGHTS

- Presenting the country- Games- Traditional food and drinks

“ I understand that we can destroy prejudices and smash social barriers only by discovering other cultures, meeting and knowing other people”

“This exchange helped me to be more nationalist and to be proud that I’m gipsy”

“I learned to listen other people and respect their opinions if there are different than mine”

“I learn so much information and things related to gipsy culture and I overcame my personal stereotypes”

PARTICIPANTS’ EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT