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Desert Bloom participated in Intercultural Citizenship Education for Youth Workers in Euro-Med Area

Izmir, Turkey from 1-7 May 2019

Desert Bloom participated in Intercultural Citizenship Education for Youth Workers in Euro-Med Area training course from 1-7 May 2019 under Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility of Youth Workers program.

The training aimed at increasing the youth workers, leaders and trainers’ competence to promote intercultural citizenship in Europe and Mediterranean region. Intercultural citizenship is highly needed due to the increased globalization, the need to integrate refugees and migrants, and to prevent youth from radicalization that  leads to violence.

The project specific objectives included:

  1. Reaching a shared understanding of the meaning of terms such as citizenship, intercultural competences among youth workers.
  2. Identifying and developing learning methods that promote diversity which encourage intercultural citizenship practices.
  3. Breaking down stereotypes about people with different cultural background.
  4. Enabling youth workers to develop new educational programs according to the needs of their target groups in local context.