Everybody’s Song

Formal Project Description Contract Title Everybody’s Song – Music as a tool to promote diversity and intercultural understanding Agreement n° 130709-5.1.XL-CY-2006-R1 Countries of the action Bulgaria, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece and Serbia Cost of Action €200.670,45 Dates {{{start_day}}}/{{{start_month}}}/{{{start_year}}} - {{{end_day}}}/{{{end_month}}}/{{{end_year}}} Website www.everybodys-song.net

Overall Objective 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 Objectives 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 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: 1. on an interactive website (partly available in seven different languages) including a download section 2. on a Multimedia DVD including audio- and video-files 3. in a booklet summarising the project results Raised awareness about shared cultural heritage in South East Europe Improved cooperation between youth organisations and artists (musicians) Increased visibility of the participating youth organisations and the Youth in Action Programme