Cultural Heritage from people to a United Europe

"Cultural heritage from people to a United Europe"

THE PROJECT

The project "CULTURAL HERITAGE FROM PEOPLE TO A UNITED EUROPE" is a Partnership having the aim to use the cultural heritage of each people as a tool for a better self-understanding, to find out the similarities and the differences between different cultures in the respect of understanding and accepting these differences, towards a united Europe.

This project is financed with the support of the European Commission under Grundtvig Programme. Its activities began in August 2006 and will continue for 3 years.

Objectives:
- Creating a partnership to support social disadvantaged people for social integration by sharing cultural aspects and by combating xenophobia and racism
- Providing support for the social disadvantaged young people in their attempt to find out and understand the base of social norms, values and unwritten laws specific to the ethnic group or people they belong to
- Getting in touch with other cultures at local and European level and becoming aware of their definitive elements with the purpose of avoiding xenophobia and racism

Beneficiaries of the project are socio-economic disadvantaged young people between 16 and 25 years old, proceeding from poor or disorganized families, orphans, immigrants and gypsies.