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Our organization takes part in Youth in Action projects since 2008. There were 4 Intercultural Learning projects (Minority in Majority, 2010-2011; Save Culture with Nature, 2013, Breaking Stereotypes 2012, 2013 and Peace in Ou Hearts, 2012 and 2013), 3 projects of local Youth initiative (Youth Parade in 2011; FAME in 2012, Rock and Pop against drugs and alcohol 2013-2014) , and lots of projects in other countries where our organization took part. The staff of our organization always work in different projects as consultants and/or project managers. And the members of our organization took part in various projects and training courses in Youth in Action programme in various European countries.
YOUTH PARADE Jaunimo paradas
Youth in Vilnius suburb Naujoji Vilnia at 2008 fought among themselves because various groups of youth had different appearance and prefered different music. There were some original youth groups then acting in fields of youth subculture. But the main part of young people just hanged around hating and beating everybody including girls who looked unlike them. We iniciated actions named “We all are from the same courtyard”. This part of project included non-official meetings or events in public areas among different groups were they could express themselves in different ways and compare their points of view. Youth leaders of our organisation have iniciated various actions where they helped other young citizens to organize some useful for themselves or for whole community (charity raising, street basketball tournament etc.). The main aim of this project was to make closer aquaintances among all young people in district and among themsleves in order to accept diversity of appearance and standpoints.
MIM (Minority in Majority) MAŽUMA DAUGUMOJE
Young people representing ethnic minorities in 6 EU's big cities (Birmingham, Antwerp, Vilnius, The Hague, Liepaja and Riga), met in Vilnius, 2011 February 5-14.
The exchange program theme was the integration of young immigrants and the preservation of national identity in the big European city.
The main axis of the project was a role game, consistent with the main theme and adopted for children and youngsters. The game have challenged conversation about cross-cultural differences, promoted discuss the situation, provoked to share views. A role game was the basic technique to this meeting.
Therefore, participants of the project were involved in different workshops where they could teach each other ethnic and youth games and crafts.
An integral part of the project was the artistic side of working methods - musical accompaniment, songs or choreographic elements or the musical instruments used. Therefore, the games (or rounds) and songs used during an exchange program appeared in the final show. All outpatient population were invited to see the show.
Peace in our Hearts TAIKA MŪSŲ ŠIRDYSE
Intercultural learning project in which representatives from different countries spent a lot of time working together. Teamwork and communication aspects were the main axis of project. Young people from Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia and Turkey learned to understand each other through non-verbal communication and music, dance and sports games of different countries.
The project has been very successful, so we repeated it the next year (2012 and 2013).
Tarpkultūrinio mokymosi projektas, kuriame skirtingų šalių - Vengrijos, Rumunijos, Lietuvos, Latvijos ir Turkijos - jaunimas daug laiko praleido dirbdami kartu. Komandinis darbas ir bendravimo subtilybės buvo pagrindinis šio projekto tikslas. Jauni žmonės mokėsi suprasti vieni kitus per neverbalinį bendravimą ir skirtingų šalių muziką, šokį bei sportinius žaidimus.
Projektas turėjo nemažą pasisekimą, tad buvo pakartotas ir kitais metais (2012, 2013).
2012. Long term local project "FAME: the price of glory" for aspiration to be a personality and against bullying.
Execution of the project was dictated by the form of a musical film "Fame." Young people were invited to participate in workshops and active discussions that developed the project idea. At the end of the project the musical "Fame" was held in big stage in centre of district. The project analyzes the problem of creative person and her conflict with the settled environment. Workshops and discussions took place on weekends. The main goal of workshops was to improve the social and cultural skills. The creative activities were enjoyable and acceptable for young people, by doing this we could change our identity and social status. Final theme of the project - fame, notoriety, the tax of fame e.g. discrimination and how we can overcome that problem.