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    ARMENIA, GREECE, TURKEY UNDER SHELTER

    Greek Reporter
    March 22 2013

    By Margarita Papantoniou

    The SHELTER project took place in the Armenian city Tsaghkadzor, from
    March 12 to 19. It is about a trilateral youth exchange among Armenia,
    Greece and Turkey, with 11 young participants from each country. The
    intercultural youth exchange focused on cross-cultural communication
    and cultural sharing among the three countries, which are burdened
    by a long history of painful disagreements.

    It was organized by the Armenian Progressive Youth NGO with financial
    support of the Youth in Action Program of the European Union and
    co-funding from the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Armenia.

    The 33 participants engaged in a variety of activities, such as
    workshops, seminars, artistic activities, training, intercultural
    evenings, city games, sightseeing, cultural visits and more. Through
    this project they learned to cooperate, share, act and explore together
    as one big family, leaving the differences of the past behind.

    During the SHELTER project, the theory of intercultural learning
    in Europe was presented focusing on culture and learning-different,
    but interconnected topics. Different definitions of culture, types
    of learning processes, differences among cognitive, emotional and
    behavioral learning were presented as well as concepts of formal,
    non-formal and informal learning, with emphasis on non-formal learning.

    The main objectives of the project were to introduce the concept of
    intercultural learning and develop shared understanding, to promote
    cultural diversity, to explore the theme of anti-discrimination and
    to foster cooperation in the youth field. Through it, young people
    from Armenia, Greece and Turkey, managed to break their stereotypes
    and prejudices about each other and to find areas of mutual concern,
    by working in mixed nationality groups and by exchanging ideas and
    experiences. A hope that they will continue to work together in the
    future was expressed.

    http://world.greekreporter.com/2013/03/22/armenia-greece-turkey-under-shelter/

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