THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE: “Labyrinth of Conflicts” CORBI, ROMANIA

Profile of the applicant organization:

Universitur is a non-for-profit organization whose main aim is to narrow the gap between formal and non-formal education, fostering youth participation and awareness. The projects developed by Universitur mostly focus on creating new methodologies based on tools like participative arts (forum theatre, labyrinth theatre etc.) and media which can be used in order to dynamize interactions, approaches and relationships in a social and cultural environment.

Target group: 18-25 years old (5 +1 group leader)
Partners: 4 European organizations :
Bulgaria (BIVEDA NGO), Germany (BIDA e. V. “Kultur und Bildung”), Italy (ASSOCIAZIONE ARTEMIDE),
Romania (UNIVERSITUR)
Period: 26.06-04.07 2012 (arrival day 26 June / departure day 04 July)
Location: Corbi, a lovely Romanian village in the lovely Romanian countryside, surrounded by trees,
hills and green pastures



Project brief description

As essential processes currently shaping Europe’s societies and cultures, migration phenomenon and intercultural conflicts represent the central issues of this multilateral youth exchange. The project’s aim is to provide a multicultural environment for 24 youngsters from four different countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Italy and Germany), suitable for creating a context in which participants will be able to express, explore and develop their personal and cultural identities while also addressing specific conflicts, using labyrinth theatre as the main tool.

Labyrinth theatre is a form of participative art which used as a non-formal education tool along with other activities such as workshops, games, discussions, brainstorms, offers the possibility for participants to gain skills and competences. Moreover, they will be encouraged to critically analyze and discuss on topics such as youth participation, empowerment, active citizenship, thus increasing awareness of cultural diversity and national identity values, promoting peer education, intercultural dimension and learning by exchanging experiences.