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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/
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/