MIRROR Non Formal Education and Graphic Tools to Raise Awareness on Diversity and Anti-Racism

2023-04-01 The stories

MIRROR Non Formal Education and Graphic Tools to Raise Awareness on Diversity and Anti-Racisms

On March 4th, we participated in the “Mirror” training. The project took place in the beautiful village of Passignano sul Trasimeno (Umbria region), right by Lake Trasimeno. The entire project consists of several parts; the first was our training course, which aimed to create graphic tools and raise awareness about diversity and anti-racism. The second will be an upcoming youth exchange, where we were invited to help and use our developed graphic tool!

Although getting to Passignano was quite challenging, we managed to reach the train station, from where our organizers drove us to the beautiful farm La Buona Terra, and our journey began. The first days were filled with meeting new people and delving deeper into the topic of diversity and anti-racism. The first day was marked by team-building activities, where we had the opportunity to get to know the people with whom we would spend the next 7 days. In the following days, we discussed migration, stereotypes, prejudices, and intercultural education more extensively. Once we became more familiar with these topics, we took matters into our own hands and began practical training. Our goal was to create a tool to raise awareness about sub-topics we chose ourselves, and although it was sometimes difficult, we did an amazing job! On the day of departure, we couldn't hold back our tears.

This Erasmus gave us a lot to think about. It opened many doors for us and allowed us to glimpse what it's like to be a facilitator. We will forever be grateful for the people we met and for the community we created.