Integration and education for European Citizenship
Integration and education for European Citizenship
Start date: Jan 11, 2016,
End date: Feb 10, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
The project is addressed to 2 volunteers from Great Britain and Spain. The aim of the project is primarily on the one hand, the acquisition of key competences by volunteers, including the ability to associate and work in an international environment, on the other hand to produce in the local community a positive attitude towards cultural diversity and integration of migrants and refuges.These objectives will be achieved through the following actions:1. Organization of integration events and cultural events for the local community, including migrants and refuges. Volunteers will be responsible for the organization of events, promoting the culture of individual countries and also European values such as tolerance, human rights and civil society. The aim of the volunteers will also to develop recommendations on how to conduct effective action in Poland in terms of the integration of migrants. Recommendations will be collected in the form of "Best Practices" describing the highest rated and most engaging activites.2. Conducting foreign language lessons, both for migrants and for the local community, in order to counteract social and cultural marginalization of migrants and refuges. Problems of Polish citizens in dealing with foreigners are primarily associated with a lack of cultural competence and language skills.3. Implementation of the volunteers own projects, initiatives and ideas.These activities are aimed at the acquisition of key competences by volunteers, such as:- The ability to associate and work with people from different backgrounds, cultures and countries, a positive attitude toward cultural diversity.- Encourage creativity, the use of art and entertainment in integrating intercultural community- Ability to manage projects- The ability to recasting ideas into actionThis will be achieved through non-formal learning.Volunteers stay for 12 months beyond their homeland. This will contribute to a better understanding of their situation of migrants and the problems they face. E-publication "Good practices about integration" and short film about volunteers in Poland will be a result of the project. The long-term result will be the ability to work in an international environment by both the volunteers and the participants of the project – migrants and local community. Through this educational and integration activities, project will contribute to eliminating tensions and conflicts on ethnic, religious or racial.
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