Communication change communities

’Communication changes Communities’ is a project aiming to develop innovative approaches
considering developing competences for sustainable democratic societies through youth exchange and taking action in different societies and cultures. This project is oriented towards encouraging intercultural competence through developing communication and collaboration as the key competences for the 21st century. Erasmus+ Youth Exchange ’Communication change Communities’ is designed to be implemented in Varna, Bulgaria in June 2019. This project develops specific objectives such as:
1) Exploring the concept of communication and understanding an importance of communication as the competence for 21st century;
2) Understanding communication as joint construction of meaning including language as well as nonverbal behavior (use of sounds paralanguage), movements (kinesis), space (proxemics), and time (chronemics));
3) Understanding different cultural patterns in Europe and finding the best solution for intercultural communication;
4) Practicing communication through these aspects and thus developing cooperation as one of the competences for the 21st century;
5) Fostering youngsters to become peer educators for the freedom and culture of dialogue in their
environment;
6) Promoting non-formal education and the Erasmus+ Programme as a support tool for developing intercultural competences;
7) Raising participants' awareness and understanding of other cultures and countries, offering them the opportunity to build networks of international contacts, to actively participate in society and develop a sense of European citizenship and identity;