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GHETTO OUT!

2019-2-IT03-KA105-0167512019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: IT|RO|TR|FR|BG|ES · Grant: €19,376
Migrants' issuesIntercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learningSocial dialogue

Objectives

Although Europe is a multicultural and multi-religious society, racist behavior is increasingly common among EU citizens. In recent decades, migratory waves from disadvantaged countries have been the subject of media and political discussion. The perception of this phenomenon as "dangerous" is increasingly contributing to the spread of discriminatory ideas. Aware of the fact that xenophobia and intolerance arise from the ignorance and inexperience of meeting with the other, with this project we aim to facilitate the multicultural relationship and to offer information and tools to increase awareness on these issues, addressing one of the main Erasmus Plus program’s aim. Our association has, among its main aims, promoting training and research initiatives with ethnographic methods, so we decided to propose a project for youth workers who can observe and learn, on the field, the difficulties but also the opportunities generated by the coexistence between the local community and immigrants. In fact, the main activity of the project will be a study visit for youth workers. It will take place in the province of Foggia, to visit some significant realities about Migration's issue, in particular "ghetto La Pista", in a village called Borgo Mezzanone and "Casa Sankara", a centre managed by the association of immigrants "GHETTO OUT" (we took the inspiration for the name of the project from them). In this way, the project aims to improve the skills of youth workers who work in increasingly intercultural contexts, with a view to deeper understanding of the other, overcoming simplistic and often misleading representations of the media. The activities also aim to increase other key competences and skills, such as conflict management skills, communication skills and the conscious use of social media.

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