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Poverty is only in your mind
Poverty is only in your mind
Start date: Sep 1, 2014,
End date: Jan 31, 2015
PROJECT
FINISHED
"Poverty is only in your mind" is a short-term youth mobility under Key Action 1 of Erasmus + programme, tackling socio-economic issues, namely poverty, inclusion and anti-discrimination, that will be developed in Câmpina, Romania, between 25.10 and 3.11.2014
Main aims of the project are:
- To raise awareness about socio-economic problems and try to find ways of dealing with it, for the number of participants and the people that will acquire with the results of the project
- To contribute in changing the thoughts and beliefs which lead to marginalization and social exclusion, through the usage of theater, for the 35 participants from 7 countries, and for the other people with whom they will come in contact for the dissemination and multiplication of results of the project
- To raise the awareness on youth development opportunities, from a local to an international level, for the 35 young participants from 7 countries, and for other youngsters with whom they will come in contact after the project ends
- To reduce the feeling of non-confidence and other negative emotions resulted from the state of poverty and/or marginalization, for the beneficiaries of the project
Long term aim: To raise the spirit of tolerance, solidarity and involvement in social issues for the number of the 35 participants from 7 countries, and the other people that will acknowledge with the results of the project
The project will be developed in Campina, Romania, for a period of 10 days (including arrival and departure days), with 35 participants from 7 countries: Romania, Croatia, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, Slovakia and Latvia.
During the exchange, participants will have the chance to develop their knowledge about inclusion and poverty in their countries and in the other participant countries, competences in theatre and theatre as non-formal education method, to improve communication skills, teamwork and initiative spirit, creativity, to shape a tolerant and inclusive approach for their communities.
Tools and methods of non-formal education will be used throughout all the activities, such as ice-breaking and name games, energizers, countries' and international presentations, debates, simulation games (role-play), brainstorming and theatre workshops.