Cooperation Offer

Arts and cultural heritage based social inclusion

Offer name: 
Arts and cultural heritage based social inclusion
Expiry date: 
30/09/2018
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Any area with same interest

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Context: 

Our region has around 54 000 inhabitants. Pure nature enables to pick your local food from the forests and the area is recognized as European Region of Gastronomy. This is a farming region with lots of lakes, forests and safe surroundings. In our area however the population is declining. The young people are very important for the future of our area. Aim is to raise youth´s interest for local heritage and cultural mediation. Through the project we want to exchange ideas and develop together how we can enhance young people participation in local development.

Project idea summary: 

Project idea is to strengthen the cultural and social heritage of people in the area, especially youth, in the situation of declining and aging of population. Challenging logistics and long distances mean that youth may have difficulties in participating activities. We want to activate young people and strengthen their sense on community.

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Our target groups are: youth, people with social disabilities, artists, young actives. The aim of the project is to develop attractiveness of surroundings through cultural and art activities for example by creating common space, workshops and modernizing local museum service with both traditional media and new technologies. This should happen together with different age groups and NGO´s. Aim is to raise youth´s interest for local heritage and cultural mediation.