31 young people from Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Romania and Poland from 22 to 28 of October took part in a Youth Exchange “Intercultural Bridges for United Europe” in Tsaghkadzor.

The project is organized by the efforts of the local youth NGO “Youth for Exchange and Cooperation” and is funded by the European Commission in the framework of the European Union’s “Youth in Action” Programme. The aim of this Programme is to inspire a sense of active European citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union’s future.

The Youth Exchange will offer the young people the opportunity to present their countries and learn about the cultures and values of the other countries. This will create space for intercultural dialogue, will help the participants to get new skills and tools for breaking stereotypes about other cultures and countries and create an atmosphere of common understanding.

During the project the participants were involved in different creativity workshops, and tried to express themselves through art and showed their understanding of «United Europe» through different expressions of art.

As mention the participants, the activities and different discussions carried out during the Project helped them to develop the sense of confidence, as well as encouraged them to be active citizens and to take active role in the life of their communities.

The participants also had a chance to visit local youth organization and get introduced to their work and activities.

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