The aim was to create and promote learning opportunities for local residents and to better understand the differences and similarities between different groups of people and nationalities. Another goal was to create opportunities for new acquaintances and to promote digital skills. The overall objective was to increase the socially sustainable development of communities through sociocultural and artistic activities. The project sought to promote contacts especially between Finnish and Croatian adults interested in non-verbal communication, video production, and performing arts. Another important goal was to become familiar with the diverse environments of the partners and to discover interesting sites for filming and photography. The aim was to find ways to communicate without words and, more generally, to increase courage in interacting with people from different cultures.
Each organization wanted to develop its own expertise and activities, while also gaining new networks and experience in international cooperation. The organizations involved in the project were very different both in terms of their activities and operating environments, so learning from each other was essential. In Croatia, there is particular expertise in theatre, circus, and various forms of community-engaging activities. At Revontuli Adult Education Centre, distance learning has been especially developed, and the institute has had, for example, a poetry recitation group for a long time. Järvilakeus Adult Education Centre, in turn, has special expertise in producing films with amateur resources. The goal was to gain new inspiration from each partner for the organization’s own activities and to identify new development areas that could also be implemented through future project cooperation.