By this project we want to start cooperation between young people of European and Arab countries. A group of young people, motivated to explore and learn other cultures and countries, especially aware of different stereotypes and prejudices there exist in corelation to ‘East-West’ (taken conditionally), took the initiative to gather more young people from more countries and to develop this project commonly.
Based on identified needs and interests, project is developed around the topics of cultural and natural heritage and sustainability. Through those topics we want to raise the awareness about cultural traditions of each country involved and unique natural and eco systems that there exist. Participants will have many opportunities to learn from each other and with each other and to realise their intercultural capacity and awareness. Meanwhile, they will also learn about deserts, rivers, mountains as part of nature, their ecosystem and their connection to culture and traditions. They will explore what deserts and rivers can teach us about sustainability in many different areas such as architecture, renewable energy, water management, tourism etc. We will explore cultural and natural heritage of Croatia, specifically Podravina region and enrich our learning by involving and communication with local communities.
With this project we want to address identified issues and needs, which primarily include challenging stereotypical views of each other. Project will support learning on differences in life’s and traditions in Europe and so called Arab countries (we will learn what ‘Arab’ actually means and what it comprehends), which are often seen as opposing to each other. Our approach will be opposite to that and since the beginning, we are focused on fining common points and building up on them, building friendship based on mutual understanding and respect.
Another important topic we will cover is nature and its healing powers, especially in times when people live very stressful lives or are continuously cluttered by enormous amount of data through online contents. With this project we want to explore and learn about those healing powers of nature so we can benefit from it more in the future. To do that, we will have outdoor activities in Borik forest which is famous in the area.
We also want to set the grounds for future cooperation among European and non-European countries.
Whispers from the desert
Project ID: 2025-1-HR01-KA152-YOU-000298951
Start Date: 01-06-2025
End Date: 31-05-2026
Project Page: Search – Erasmus+ (europa.eu)
Topics:
- Physical and mental health, well-being
- Environment and climate change
- Cultural heritage
Coordinator:
Centar za održivi razvoj "Althea
