Draw over discrimination

The youth exchange “Draw over discrimination” will bring together 20 young people from 4 different European Union countries to focus on exploring discrimination and working on creative ways how to promote tolerance. During the 8 days of the exchange in Latvia, near Valmiera and in Riga, the participants will deeper explore 5 ways of discrimination - discrimination of race and ethnical origin, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS and social statuss.
The learning process will be non-formal and interactive, using such methods as group work, discussions, simulation games, presentations and survey making. Each of the participating countries will prepare a presentation about the situation in the respective country, thus allowing others to get to know the similarities and differences among the countries. During the exchange the participants will as well learn how to make animation movies and will create 5 short animation movies, each of them focusing on one of the above mentioned types of discrimination or dscrimination in general. The participants will visit a Latvian animation studio to experience the way the professionals work with animation.
From each contry will participate 5 people (4 participants + 1 group leader) in age from 18 till 25. One participants from group should be youngster with fewer opportunities (from orphanage house, long time unempyed, countryside reagion). All group should be activly involved in preperation phase and in project.
Project participants will also cook for themselves and clean dishes after their meals.

If you are intersted to become partner please fill in bellow information. Please sent it till 17th of April to e-mail: jpa@jpa.lv