Working together to Promote Diversity & Inclusion
Start date: Nov 1, 2016,
End date: Sep 30, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
Working Together to Promote Diversity & Inclusion is a project between Kent Youth County Council in the UK and the Youth Council of Vantaa in Finland. The two youth councils wish to come together to develop their knowledge and understanding of the discrimination experienced by minority communities, within the UK and across Europe. The youth councils aim to work together to develop resources to support young people to promote tolerance, acceptance and inclusion within their local communities. There will be 12 young people aged 14 - 18 years and 2 leaders from each of the youth councils who will come together for a week at the Swattenden Centre, Kent. Participants will take part in a range of drama and arts based workshops throughout the week to develop their knowledge and understanding. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with Kent Police to hear more about race related crime in Kent and also to learn about the National Government Prevent agenda. Participants will have the opportunity to visit a local Sikh Temple, meet with a member of the Sikh Community and learn about the Sikh faith and customs. Following the workshops and the development of a shared knowledge and understanding among the participants, they will then take the lead in developing resources to be used in their schools, youth organisations and local communities to promote openness, friendship, tolerance and inclusion. It is hoped with the action plan agreed by the participants that a follow up exchange will take place in Summer 2017 in Finland, however, if this is not possible the participants with use email and video conferencing e.g. skype to work together following the exchange to finalise the resources and begin to use them.Through this youth exchange we hope to develop the participants' social awareness, the ability to challenge injustice and recognise the difference they can make within their communities. It is also hoped through this exchange we can develop further international opportunities for the youth councils to work together and develop more activities in the future involving similar youth councils in other European countries.
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