Everybody’s Song – Music as a tool to promote Diversity and Intercultural Understanding

The content of this page is displayed in standardized format to serve as quick reference; and facilitate its use during preparation of new applications. Do not change the content of this page without consulting with the project coordinator. For encyclopedic details about the project, please refer to its main page. Background Everybody’s Song is an international youth project in Bulgaria, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece and Serbia which lasted from December 2006 until August 2008. The project was conceived under the idea that music can be a powerful tool for intercultural understanding and peace. It was initiated, developed and coordinated by Future Worlds Center (CNTI).

Formal Project Description Contract Title Everybody’s Song – Music as a tool to promote diversity and intercultural understanding Project Acronym Everybody’s Song Lead Partner Future Worlds Center (CNTI) Agreement n° 130709-5.1.XL-CY-2006-R1 Partners WCIF CYC YFE ESYN CPDD Countries of the action Bulgaria, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece and Serbia Cost of Action €200.670,45 Grant €124,676.72 Dates 01/12/2006 - 31/05/2008 Website www.everybodys-song.net About Project Everybody’s Song

Overall objective(s) The general aim of the project is to reflect on the role of music in intercultural understanding and to identify ways on how to utilise it in youth work.

Specific objective(s) to raise awareness about cultural diversity to train youth organisations and musicians in cultural diversity and project development to establish partnerships between youth NGOs and musicians to attract new target groups to youth work and the arts to facilitate cross border cooperation between five different countries to promote and increase the visibility of the Youth in Action programme in South East Europe

Expected Results Raise awareness about shared cultural heritage in South East Europe Improve cooperation between youth organisations and artists (musicians) Increase visibility of the participating youth organisations and the Youth in Action Programme A set of elaborated tools and well documented good practice examples using music as a tool in intercultural understanding and youth work for the promotion of diversity, tolerance and non-violent conflict transformation; this set is mainly aimed at youth workers, NGOs, music and arts teachers and musicians working with young people. It will be accessible in 3 ways: on an interactive website (partly available in seven different languages) including a download section on a Multimedia DVD including audio- and video-files in a booklet summarising the project results