Meeing Place Izbiceni - Project Start

Project title: Meeting place: 43.49 N / 24.38 E, IZBICENI
Theme: Discovering Cultural Diversity through photography.
Location: Izbiceni, Romania, Participants will be hosted by local families of the Romanian participants.
Activities: field trips, interactive photo sessions, photography basic training, non-formal learning activities, thematic parties, intercultural dialogue and knowing of the cultural diversity.

Project description:
Meeting place: 43.49 N / 24.38 E, IZBICENI is a multilateral youth exchange project implemented through Youth in Action programme, in the period 1-7 September 2010, in Romania. Hosted in an exotic remote village region – Izbiceni, Romania - with archaic traditions and rich cultural heritage, the project focuses on cultural diversity by the means of photographic art, teaching the youngsters to express their own view in a creative way and establish a positive connection with all piers involved.

The Youth Exchenge gathers together seven organisations from seven different EU and programme partner countries, involving 28 young beneficiaries with an age range from 13-18 years.

For seven days Izbiceni will become the heart of the European community spirit, as youngsters from Bulgaria, Estonia, Turkey, Spain, Poland, Italy and Romania are focusing together on cultural diversity by the means of photographic art. The youngsters are to be hosted by local families, proving once again the traditional Romanian hospitality.

28 boys and girls learn to communicate in a constructive way, supporting each other, experimenting and discovering the difference as well as the uniqueness that resides in each one of us.
Izbiceni is revealing its old secrets, traditions, folklore and specificity to its new European friends.
The activities consist in field trips, interactive photo sessions, photography basic training, non-formal learning activities, thematic parties, intercultural dialogue, traditional dancing.


Participant’s age: 13 - 18 with interests in visual arts.
Group: 4 + 1 leader
Activity period: 1- 8 September 2010