15/7/2008 - Worldoscope: Strength Through Diversity: Press Release (July08)

PRESS RELEASE

EFIL and AFS present: “Worldoscope: Strength Through Diversity”

In the framework of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, EFIL and AFS present the multilateral project “Worldoscope: Strength Through Diversity”.

EFIL, the European Federation for Intercultural Learning, is a leading voluntary organisation in Europe in the field of educational exchanges for secondary school pupils. Thousands of volunteers promote the idea of mobility for the sake of intercultural dialogue, across the continent, in 22 national associations, that are also part of the world wide network of AFS Intercultural Programs.

The ‘Worldoscope” project unites 14 countries of the worldwide network in Africa, Asia and Europe. It gives 30 volunteers (20 – 30 years) the chance for a three-week study tour in another country on a different continent in July and August 2008 in order to discover intercultural and interreligious diversity.

During the study tour, the volunteers will have the opportunity to meet organisations active in the field of intercultural and interreligious dialogue as well as volunteers from the hosting AFS organisation to discuss and exchange ideas on the topic of diversity in youth organisations.

After their tours, the participants will all gather at a closing seminar in Vienna/Austria in order to exchange their experiences and to start planning tailor-made follow up projects in their home countries. Each participant has committed herself/himself to implement at least 2 projects for increasing the diversity in the youth exchanges of his/her home organisation.

More information:
Verena Schiefer
Project Manager, European Federation for Intercultural Learning
Avenue Emile Max 150, B – 1030 Brussels
Tel.: 32 2 514 52 50; Fax: 32 2 514 29 29; Mobile: +32 488 479 797
Email: verena.schiefer@afs.org
Website: www.worldoscope.eu ; http://efil.afs.org

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