Our project aims to support social and youth workers who interact with ethnic minorities in their everyday occupations. Specifically, we aim to strengthen the capacity of these professionals to create positive change and more engaged communities through increasing their intercultural communication skills. By working closely with them, the project partners will develop tailored and practical tools for their practice, providing them with new training and pedagogical tools.
We applied for the project as we identified a significant need for increased intercultural competence among professionals working with youth with ethnic minority backgrounds.By enhancing the ability of youth workers to engage with diverse cultural backgrounds, we aim to promote social cohesion and contribute to the creation of a shared European identity. Our project builds on insights gained from our previous project, Coming to the Nordics, which highlighted the challenges faced by ethnic minorities in accessing services and support. This project focuses on equipping professionals with the skills to address these challenges more effectively. Through training on intercultural competence we aimed to bridge the gap The needs of the young people is to be recognized and be fully integrated into mainstream society (not sidelined). Ethnic minority groups have rights to access services and teaching without relying on professionals who are uneducated and unaware when it comes to cultural sensitivity. This project has helped that need by allowing them to voice their concerns with accessing services and communicating with professionals and volunteers, as well as putting professionals and volunteers in a more educated position.