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Building Walls Breaking Walls Israel

2019-2-IE01-KA105-0515882019Youth mobilityfinalizedGood practice
Countries: IE|IL|UK|PS · Grant: €20,494.48
Creativity and cultureEthics, religion and philosophy (incl. Inter-religious dialogue)Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Objectives

'Breaking Walls Building Walls' youth exchange, proposes to bring together young people from European and Middle-Eastern countries to kibbutz Lotan in the Negev desert in southern Israel in order to foster their inter-cultural understanding and competencies, provide them the experience of a nature experience and learn environmental and eco building techniques culminating in building a structure that is of use to the local community. The objectives of the youth exchange are: - To create a safe learning space for a nature experience - To educate young people in traditional and ecological handcraft of constructing walls as an inter-cultural cooperation project - To support the inter-cultural learning between young people from the participating European and Middle Eastern countries. - To bring down culture and religion-based stereotypes and fight xenophobia among young people - To create a space of sharing experiences with walls in conflict areas - To be physically active through outdoor activities -To participate in the preparation and cooking of food and cleaning of the accommodation.

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