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Upcoming training of coordinators on the project “Different cultures – Common Values”
"Alliance for Regional and Civil Initiatives" (ARCI), Bulgaria in partnership with "Future Worlds Center (FWC) ", Cyprus; " Tunisian Association for Cultural Action (ATAC) ", Tunisia and " The Economic Research and Social Solidarity Foundation of the Balkan Immigrants (BISAV), ", Turkey, implement project "Different cultures - Common Values", Contract № ALF / CFP / 2015 / EDU / 91, funded by Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for Dialogue between Cultures (ALF) . The main objective of the project is to encourage intercultural awareness among the young people of the Euro-Mediterranean region, to educate respect for cultural and ethnic differences and to create common values. In execution of the activities, a five-days training of the project coordinators, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria last December 2016. The purpose of this training was to facilitate the exchange of information and training materials between the project partners in order to create an environment for improving knowledge about different cultures and ethnicities. During the training the following topics were presented: ∙ Project activities, expected outcomes and creating an internal schedule for their implementation; ∙ Discussion: "What is Intercultural awareness and why it is important?" ∙ A methodology for conducting lessons on the theme "Intercultural awareness" will be presented; ∙ Discussion on the best practices for provoking interest for participation in the project; During the coming months, the project activities will include conducting lessons, happenings and etc. with students between 14 and 18 years old dedicated on the themes for intercultural dialogue and cooperation. Such initiatives will happen not only in Bulgaria but also in the partner countries: Cyprus, Tunisia and Turkey. For more information: tel. +359 2 944 63 89 or emailoffice@arci-ngo.org