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The “Traditional Heritage & Inclusive Culture Exchange” project seeks to create a dynamic exhibition and intercultural event that highlights traditional crafts, cultural expressions, and local industries from countries around the Southern Mediterranean and Europe. The project will:

Collect and showcase traditional handicrafts, cultural artefacts, and creative works from partner organisations in both regions.

Provide a platform for empowerment and visibility to groups often marginalised in cultural spaces, including youth and adults with disabilities, amputees, and individuals with cognitive or developmental challenges.

Promote intercultural understanding and mutual learning among participants through workshops, panels, cultural performances, and interactive demonstrations.

Encourage inclusive participation by adapting activities so they are accessible and engaging for all participants, especially those with special needs.

Facilitate exchange visits between partner organisations to strengthen cooperation, share good practices, and build lasting networks.

The event will be organised in collaboration with partner organisations from Europe and Southern Mediterranean countries. Activities may include craft exhibitions, skill sharing workshops, inclusive art and performance sessions, storytelling sessions, and networking forums to strengthen cultural and social inclusion.

Objectives

Foster intercultural dialogue between Southern Mediterranean and European communities.

Promote traditional industries and crafts as tools of cultural identity and social cohesion.

Increase visibility and inclusion for marginalised groups, including people with disabilities and cognitive challenges.

Encourage creative and inclusive learning through interactive workshops and exhibitions.

Build sustainable partnerships among organisations working in youth, culture, craft, and inclusion.

Target Groups

Youth and young adults from partner regions

People with disabilities (e.g., amputees, individuals with intellectual or developmental challenges)

Local artisans and cultural heritage practitioners

Community members and families

Planned Activities

Regional intercultural craft exhibition

Inclusive workshops (traditional crafts, adaptive techniques)

Interactive cultural exchange sessions

Arts and performance activities for special needs participants

Networking and learning forums

Hosting / Coordination

This project is open to partners from EU Programme Countries to take the hosting and coordinating role, while organisations from non‑EU countries (e.g., Morocco) participate as active partners, contribute participants, and support local engagement.