Let's meet the three cultures

Training Course

The three cultures, Christianity, Islam and Judaism, have been present in Europe since early times. Europe today reflects the rich and intrinsic relations between the cultures along the times, showing in itself meeting points as well as the result of conflicts along the years.

“Let’s meet the three cultures” has been run already 4 times in the past and a complete report is available on line: http://www.salto-youth.net/rc/euromed/EMlibrary/emeducpub/reportscollection/report3culturesen/

The focus was put on increasing the youth workers and youth leaders’ skills in EuroMed cultures and enhancing their active participation in bringing both sides of the Mediterranean together.

Dialogue, cultural diversity, mutual understanding and acceptance are keyissues that the SALTO-EUROMED resource centre promote actively.

Aims and objectives

The goal of the training course IS to highlight the Euro Mediterranean cooperation and to increase the participants’ skills in cultural management and their active participation in the Euro Mediterranean process.

The following concrete objectives were set based on the abovementioned goals:

• To know EUROMED cultures and their relation to Judaism, Christianity and Islam

• To reflect on the participants’ own cultural identity

• To identify the common elements in relation to the other cultures

• To be able to create together using the past to prepare a better

future

• To prepare the framework and coach the participants in the realization

of concrete partnerships within the Youth in action Programme

The participants are expected to:

• Enrich their knowledge and awareness regarding the three cultures

• Deeply understand the interferences among the three cultures

within the Euro-Mediterranean region

• Develop projects, based on an intercultural approach, for a Youth

Exchange, EVS and Support measures at the end of the training

course within the Euromed Youth & Youth in Action programmes

Target group:

The participants are youth leaders, potential trainers and youth workers who:

want to develop and implement a project within the EuroMed region;
Are beginners in EuroMed Youth Programme IV and/or in Youth in Action programme (Action 3);
Are directly involved in youth activities;
Are supported by their organisations.

Working language:

English

Dates

11-17 June 2012

Venue

Bulgaria

Organisers

The training course is organised by the Bulgarian National Agency for the YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME in cooperation with SALTO EuroMed Resource Centre.

Boarding and loadging will be covered by the Hosting National Agency.

Travel cost for Programme Countries will be covered by the Sending National Agency.

Travel cost of Meda Countries will be covered up to 350€ by Hosting National Agency as well as the entire cost of VISAs

Deadline for application:

13/04/2012

Application on line