«Joint lessons for Macedonian and Albanian children help to eliminate these prejudices.»
Azbija Memedova
Country Representative of North Macedonia
Cultural exchange
What makes peaceful coexistence possibleIn North Macedonia, the Albanian minority and the Macedonian majority continue to clash, which is increasingly leading the two groups to inhabit segregated worlds. Segregation even extends to schools. This hinders openness and acceptance towards other cultures.
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Challenge
Ethnic conflicts between Macedonians and Albanians
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Measure
Mixed school classes and shared leisure activities
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Aim
Greater tolerance between Macedonian and Albanian children
Schoolchildren
890Project duration from to
Categories
Anti-discrimination, Ethnic minorities, Interkultureller Austausch, South-East EuropeProject activities
Teachers at the project schools receive further training in intercultural awareness, thereby enabling them to adapt and improve their teaching methods.
Together at school and in leisure time
We seek to reverse this effect by bringing Macedonian and Albanian schoolchildren together in mixed classes at 18 primary schools. The children also spend their time together after school doing various leisure activities.
Raising teachers’ intercultural awareness
The teaching staff are also incorporated into the project. They receive intercultural training to learn how to deal with different cultures properly.
