BEYOND project is cooperation among five organizations: Youth for Peace (BiH), NGO THY (Kosovo), MoveUP! (Hungary), Joint (Italy) and Balkans, Let's Get Up (Serbia).General aim:Youth will be introduced with the triangle of (1) Identity – (2) National states in Europe – (3) Migrants, as well as with intercultural clash of ‘locals’ and ‘foreigners’ each having different perspectives. Youth will be encouraged to think, discuss and act on demystification of those phenomena while understanding through academical analysis and field experience of partners and experts from respective countries.Specific objectives:(SO1): Youth will be equipped with thorough knowledge about identity, its importance in Europe, especially when it is challenged and endangered. (SO2): Youth will experience the position of religion, ethnicity and culture in building identity, from the perspective of each country and introduced with phenomenon of inter-culturalism.(SO3): Youth will be familiarized with causes, manifestation and consequences of discrimination (racism, xenophobia, nationalism) in their lives.(SO4): Youth will have an opportunity to meet people struggling with identity loss and analyse challenges they have as immigrants in Europe.(SO5): The campaign promoting understanding, coexistence, fighting hate speech will reach youth across Europe, raising their awareness about their role in this process ‘Youth’ is referring to (1) Youth workers who will be capable to multiply that knowledge in work with youth in their respective countries and (2) Youth in general who are part of democratic processes and civil society in countries across Europe in 21st century.
Youth will be introduced with the triangle of (1) Identity – (2) National states in Europe – (3) Migrants, as well as with intercultural clash of ‘locals’ and ‘foreigners’ each having different perspectives. Youth will be encouraged to think, discuss and act on demystification of those phenomena while understanding through academical analysis and field experience of partners and experts from respective countries.
Europe is facing identity crisis, related to the refugee and migrant crisis that started in 2015 and even in years before. Many values that have been appreciated in Europe are now being suppressed and nationalistic movements characterized by white supremacy, racism and xenophobia are rising in many places. This crisis is provoked by fear, ignorance and wish to preserve one’s identity that is now felt as being threatened by people that are coming from different backgrounds from different areas.
<< Background >> Europe is facing identity crisis, related to the refugee and migrant crisis that started in 2015 and even in years before. Many values that have been appreciated in Europe are now being suppressed and nationalistic movements characterized by white supremacy, racism and xenophobia are rising in many places. This crisis is provoked by fear, ignorance and wish to preserve one’s identity that is now felt as being threatened by people that are coming from different backgrounds from different areas. << Objectives >> Youth will be introduced with the triangle of (1) Identity – (2) National states in Europe – (3) Migrants, as well as with intercultural clash of ‘locals’ and ‘foreigners’ each having different perspectives. Youth will be encouraged to think, discuss and act on demystification of those phenomena while understanding through academical analysis and field experience of partners and experts from respective countries. << Implementation >> The project is being implemented by Youth for Peace from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Let's Get Up! from Serbia, Hang-Kep Kulturalis Egyesulet from Hungary, THY organization from Kosovo and JOINT from Italy. Project started in late 2019 and lasted till early 2023 gathering youth workers and young people in general from five countries. << Results >> Youth equipped with thorough knowledge about identity and its importance in Europe.Youth understand the position of religion, ethnicity and culture in building identity and are introduced to the phenomenon of inter-culturalism.Youth familiarized with the causes, manifestations and consequences of discrimination (racism, xenophobia, nationalism) in their lives.Youth meet people struggling with identity loss and analyse the challenges they have as immigrants in Europe.