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cultRural experience
cultRural experience
Start date: Jun 1, 2016,
End date: Dec 31, 2016
PROJECT
FINISHED
The project "cultRural" experience is a youth exchange which will bring together 48 youngsters from Romania, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Turkey, Czech Republic and Croatia, for experiencing a rural life for 8 days, in a small village from Caras-Severin county, Milcoveni. The aim of the project is to reconnect youngsters from urban areas with the rural life, and to create an intercultural environment where the youngsters can explore their own cultural identity, using agriculture and farming as main non-formal tool. Objectives: The main objectives of this project are:1. To increase the knowledge of 48 youngsters from 8 countries about rural activities;2. To develop the abilities of the 48 youngsters from 8 countries, to communicate face to face with other people;3. To give the possibility to 48 youngsters from urban areas to reconnect with the rural life, and to learn more about the life of the villagers nowadays, being villagers for 8 days;4. To develop the civic sense of the 48 youngsters, being involved in farming and agriculture activities of the villagers;5. To develop the entrepreneurship and innovative skills of 48 youngsters, by developing business ideas for MIlcoveni village. During 8 days, the youngsters will have the opportunity to live in a village and be villagers, helping the community and involving the youngsters in their activities. The participants will develop their communication skills, by discussing face to face with the youngsters in the village, with the villagers, with the other participants and with the the organizers. The participants will explore a rural life and will develop business ideas for the villagers, using their own experience and what they have learned during their stay in the village. Living in a world of technology, youngsters from 8 countries will be disconnected from the virtual world and live a simple life, promoting the healthy lifestyle and developing their social, civic and entrepreneurial skills by helping the villagers in their daily activity. Moreover, the youngsters will be able to explore their own cultural identity in a safe environment, they will be able to learn from other cultures and share their own culture in the same time. The group created will work together to develop activities and to ensure the follow-up for the project, in order to meet again.