“Don’t hate, tolerate!”, youth exchange, Snina, Slovakia
Project “Don´t hate – Tolerate!” an international youth exchange aimed to promote a correct understanding of extremism and the problems associated with it, to develop the critical thinking of the present generation and to learn how to tolerate different cultures in the age of multicultural. It raised awareness of the European Union and its institutions and present Erasmus+ correctly.
This multilateral exchange, aimed to moral and psychological boosting of the youngsters, to the development of an acceptable social behavior and attitudes that they are based upon tolerance, respect of diversity, fighting off racist phenomenon and racial and other discrimination, to total respect of human life, to free thought and free human expression.
Goals of project:
– to increase the general overview of participants about extremism and the concepts and events associated with it
– to promote the understanding of intercultural differences and abolishing prejudices and stereotypes hindering mutual tolerances
– to develop the critical thinking of young people and increasing their argumentation skills
– to raise an awareness of the EU, the EU institutions and their functioning
– to promote the importance of Erasmus + as an instrument of integration, mobility and learning.
Basic purpose of the project was be the registration of good practices and the quest of possible solutions so the young participants could confront such phenomenon. They were also do action planning having as a main purpose the wide updating of the youngsters, in matters such as, antisocial behavior, bullying of any kind, racism and social exclusion. There were 5 different European organizations included from Slovakia, Turkey, Greece, Poland and Romania.
Together Romania Association 