This project aims to pass on endangered professions and knowledge to younger generations so that they can renew, adapt, and persist over time. By highlighting these traditions and endangered professions, we seek to value and celebrate cultural diversity, while raising community awareness about the importance of preserving cultural heritage, creating lasting partnerships across the EU, and fostering intergenerational contact and closeness through the transmission of knowledge. The main mission of the project is to build a bridge between the past (ancient professions), the present (through documentary-lesson screenings available on the project’s website, shared on social media, and promoted in schools and among young people), and the future (where these resources can still be accessed, enhancing employability now and in the years to come), giving new life to professions at risk of extinction.
Dell concluded that 80% of the professions that will exist in 2030 do not yet exist. But what if endangered professions adapted? The motivation behind our project is deeply rooted in the need to preserve cultural heritage, promote employment opportunities for young people, and strengthen local communities. The project aims to document and preserve cultural traditions and professions at risk of disappearing. Cultural heritage plays a crucial role in the identity of communities and in preserving cultural diversity, making it essential to keep “passing the word” of these traditions on to future generations. Many traditional professions and skills are vanishing as young people show little interest in them or lack access to learning them. What is remembered, lives; what is forgotten, dies. This project proposes to pass on valuable knowledge to younger generations, ensuring its continuity. Something as simple as sewing tricks to mend a button or a bag strap can help save objects from being discarded and promote a more sustainable reuse economy. We do not want these skills to be lost in the gap of time; at the same time, we want to create new opportunities for those who need them most.