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Leave Noone Behind

2023-1-EL02-KA152-YOU-0001146822023Mobility of young peoplefinalized
Countries: EL|DE|FR|SE|MK|PL|TR · Grant: €32,054
Bridging intercultural, intergenerational and social divideAwareness about the European UnionHuman rights and rule of law

Objectives

The countries hosting the most refugees were Turkey, Germany, France, and Greece. The resettlement of refugees in only certain countries was far from being a sustainable solution, given the increasing number of refugees. Employment and integration of immigrants were also affected, as border closures and social distancing measures affected administrative procedures for residence and work permits, language acquisition, and integration programs. The main reason why this global effort, both material and spiritual, did not achieve a significant improvement in the refugee problem was due to the inability to fully understand the problems faced by refugees. The emotional breakdown and sense of deprivation experienced by these people, who had left everything behind and migrated to places they had never known due to their bad living conditions, needed to be understood. Only in this way could the best solutions for them be developed. Deciding on their behalf on a subject that was not understood and known was a wrong start in solving the problem. To understand these people who had to give up their traditions, nation, country, and loved ones, it was necessary to use empathy skills strongly. The South American origin Oppressed Theatre, the theater of the oppressed and the minorities, was one of the most important theater movements. In this type of theater developed by Augusto Boal, it was used as a tool to empathize with someone in a difficult situation and to discover how to help them in the best way possible. The audience was invited to show their current solution. After the intervention had taken place, the joker invited the audience to discuss the proposed solution. All spectators generated spontaneous solutions by empathizing with the difficult situation and became more sensitive in their next evaluation. As a group, we aimed to use this technique to ensure that the problems of refugees were understood from the very beginning, to be aware of the factors that compelled them to migrate, and to discuss with young people what could be done to meet them in better conditions in the countries they went to. We wanted to contribute to our future generations being more sensitive by raising awareness of the importance of this problem and how it affected the world. Our general goal was to raise awareness among young people about the lives of refugees, which had become a global problem, and their suffering. Our specific goals were as follows: Raising awareness of the refugee problem among young people. Enabling young people to empathize with the problems faced by refugees. Enabling young people to take action to increase their motivation to take part in the solution of refugee problems and to establish good practices in their integration into society. Ensuring that the laws and practices developed by European countries for refugees were understood and evaluated by young people. With our project, we aimed to increase the communication skills of young people, including disadvantaged youth. We aimed to contribute to them being more tolerant of differences. While talking about the problems faced by refugees, we often drew attention to human rights and contributed to the understanding of the importance of young people and evaluated their perspectives and the approach of their countries on this issue. The fact that young people from different origins came together and worked together during the project made them discover the differences and aroused a sense of curiosity towards the world. This enabled them to be more sensitive to global problems.

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