In general, social exclusion refers to processes that prevent individuals, groups or communities from accessing the rights, opportunities and resources that are normally available to members of society; responsible for social exclusion are often structural forces, such as: laws, public policies, institutional practices, organizational behaviors, and prevailing ideologies, values and beliefs. The list of marginalized groups of people of social exclusion can be extended almost ad infinitude and it includes young and adults with disabilities, ethnic, sexual and religious minorities, homeless, youth, young offenders, refugees, migrants etc. The EU sees social inclusion as ‘a process which ensures that those at risk of poverty and social exclusion gain the opportunities and resources necessary to participate fully in the economic, social and cultural life and to enjoy a standard of living and well-being that is considered normal in the society in which they live. The Step by Step project will bring together institutions from different European regions who are working with marginalized group of people ( young and adults with different tip of disability, refugees, migrants and ethnic group) in their pedagogical and/or artistic work with different means, and are interested to develop and exchange about complimentary artistic offerings (theater, photo, film, literature, dance, painting, music etc.). The aim is to improve the active inclusion of by providing artistic meet and exchange opportunities with the entire local community.
The main objective of the Step-by-Step project was to present, exchange, discuss, and promote good practice examples in the active strategic inclusion of marginalized group of people ( young and adults with different type of disability, refugees, migrants and ethnic group) through arts. The overall objective was to improve the exchange between marginalized group of people ( young and adults with different type of disability, refugees, migrants and ethnic group) on one hand, and local residents on the other hand on socially important dialogue about different cultures, European and other values with the means of arts, i.e. in workshops provided complimentary to compulsory and other regular training offers.
The aim of this project was to improve the active inclusion and providing artistic meet and exchange opportunities with the marinized grope of people in there local community.