Celebrating Multiculturalty - Here & Now

Project promoter: Iubire și Încredere Association

Project partners:

• The international Organisation for Democracy and Human Rights, Norway
• The Hall of Town Bălți, Republic of Moldova
• The public association Cutezătorul - Telenești, Republic of Moldova

Project value: 205,464 EUR

Grant value (85% EEA Grant and 15% national budget): 817,430 lei (184,917.96 EUR)

Website: ro-md-no.net

Project summary

Celebrating Multiculturalty - Here & Now promoted cultural diversity and intercultural dialog, involving youngsters in a common effort to promote culture. The project activities contributed significantly to the strengthening of the European identity, to increasing public access to a diversity of contemporary cultural manifestations, developing the interest of youngsters for culture and strengthening cultural relations, as well as promoting civic involvement in 3 European countries - Romania, Republic of Moldova and Norway. Independent theatre, dance, music artists and craftsmen from Romania and Republic of Moldova, ethnic minority groups in Iași and the Republic of Moldova and their representative organizations, youth from Iași, Bălți & Oslo were involved in the project activities such as dance & theatre performances, concerts, movies, photo expositions and craft fairs.

Facts & figures

• 2 multicultural festivals organized in Iași (Romania) and Bălți (Republic of Moldova);
• 10 dance bands of ethnic minorities from Romania and Republic of Moldova, folk artists, professional dancers, choral bands, actors and other artists involved in the project;
• each festival included traditional dance, choral concert, 1 film projection, 1 photography exhibition, handcraft workshops, 1 cycling race, 1 theatre piece, 1 flash mob;
• 20 youngsters participating to a volunteer program in Norway, Moldova and Romania.

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Project in the media

• http://iasifun.ziaruldeiasi.ro/festivalul-celebrarea-multiculturalitatii-aici-si-acum-25-27-septembrie-2015/133584/
• http://www.stiriong.ro/actualitate/evenimente-1/festivalul-celebrarea-multiculturalitati
• http://www.euroregiune.org/proiecte-2015/zilele-municipiului-balti-hramul-sf-nicolae-21-23-mai-festivalului-si-festivalul-multiculturalitatea-aici-si-acum/
• http://www.rador.ro/2015/09/25/duminica-la-iasi-corul-national-de-camera-madrigal-marin-constantin-concerteaza-in-11-limbi/
• http://ns2.telem.ro/stiri/celebrarea-multiculturalitatii--10070.html
• http://btv.md/md/md-bilantul-proiectul-multiculturalitatii/
• https://doxologia.ro/arhiepiscopia-iasilor/capitala-moldovei-anunta-festivalul-celebrarea-multiculturalitatii-aici-acum