EUROPE’S YOUTH – SAME DIFFERENCE
Aims of the project:
an exchange of two groups of young people from different cultures from Europe (Holland and Bulgaria).
Participants: 18 young volunteers from Help Tabitha Stichting (Putten, Holland) will visit the Home for Children Deprived of Parental Cares “N. Vaptzarov” (Roman, Bulgaria)
Place: Bulgaria (Roman, Vratza, Sofia)
Time: Two weeks in July (3-17.07)
Discussions and exchange of information about:
- the way of life of the young people in Holland and Bulgaria
- the prospects of the young people in Holland and Bulgaria in the context of the two countries being members of the European Union. Both groups will learn about the history, culture and life of the young people in the respective countries. The participants will be looking for common denominators that connect them, what they have in common and what makes them alike. The young people will discuss their cultural differences, which make their identity unique and they will learn to respect the other culture.
- better understanding, tolerance toward the unfamiliar, consideration and empathy with the problems of the “others”.
- getting to know each other better, striking friendships which will draw them closer, their responsibility for Europe’s future and their active role in developing the democratic society.
- their knowledge, better understanding and trust in each other will make Europe a better place to live.
- the duty of the young people to make Europe a better living place
Various activities are planned during their visit:
- discussions on the role of the young people in the development of Europe;
- exchanging of roles, working out art sessions, expressing through art and drama;
- sharing ideas about the active participation of the young people in building the future of Europe;
- cheering up the atmosphere in the orphanage by painting the walls of their living space in bright colors and by drawing pictures on them;
- sightseeing of natural and historical sites in the Vratza region, the Balkan and Sofia. We will focus on the ideas which will challenge the active participation of the young people in Europe’s future.
