Promoting Inclusive Society

Promoting Inclusive Society

Sunny beaches, ancient culture, amazing architecture, beautiful nature, and let's not forget the most important thing - the best pasta. This is Sicily, a place we were honored to visit and the island that hosted our Erasmus+ youth exchange. To be more precise - it was the city of Agrigento (don't forget the correct Italian accent), where our project took place. Agrigento is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Sicily, known for its ancient temples and unique atmosphere.

We had the opportunity to meet and get to know amazing young people from Italy, Greece, Spain, Romania, and Bulgaria. The project's theme was: “Promoting Inclusive Society”, so during the eight days spent here, we tried our best to understand the issue of inclusion and raise awareness about it. Various workshops, debates, group projects, and team activities helped us achieve our goals. A discussion with refugees in Agrigento, who shared their experiences with us, was very interesting and educational, and thanks to them, we realized how different our situations (as citizens of the European Union) are.

One distinguishing feature of this project was the extent to which we engaged with the local community - meaning we really went out into the streets and talked about this topic with people. We even filmed some of our activities and uploaded them to the website we created: http://proinclusion.tilda.ws/, so the whole world can see what we worked on, and everyone can learn how they can help their country.

It was an amazing experience and we are truly grateful that we could participate in this project. Not only did we learn many things and help others enrich their knowledge about inclusion, but we also had a lot of fun! We hope to be able to go on more projects in the future and experience these incredible things at least once more.