Cultural Exchange – Sharing Differences Towards United Cultural Development

Programme 2007 - 2013 Bulgaria - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia IPA CBC (BG-FYROM)

Date of latest update: 2024-03-09

Description

Description (EN):

The objective of the project is to build a sustainable cross-border cultural cooperation between the citizens from municipalities of Nevestino and Dojran through formalization, securing and popularization of cultural and folkloristic heritage and tradition, and building tolerances towards cultures of different ethnos in both regions. More specifically, the following is envisaged: - Securing cultural and folkloristic tradition and creativity of different ethnoses and conveying to the next generation - Popularization and media coverage of the cultural and folkloristic tradition and creativity from both regions - Mutual learning of different cultural traditions’ specifics and creativity in both regions in order to achieve tolerance and respect of different cultures - Establishing sustainable grounds and friendship for artistic appearance in the field of visual creativity (photography, painting, and video) and cultural and folkloristic tradition.

Achievements (EN):

1. Small-scale infrastructure was constructed - the new established Cultural-Informative centre in Nevestino was supplied of furniture and IT equipment and will be used for organization of different cultural performances (dances, theatres, music) to the wider auditoria. There are exhibition stages for cultural workers for presentations of cultures of both Bulgarian and Macedonian partner regions; 2. Small-scale infrastructure was constructed - the new build Small Summer stage in Dojran will be used for organization of different cultural performances (dances, theaters, music) and exhibitions of cultural artistic works; 3. Selected 40 young students trained in identification, analyzing and recording of cultural and folkloristic heritage: 20 young people from Nevestino and 20 young people from Dojran trained in different subject areas - folklore, local cultural tradition, artistic creation and photos; 4. Organized and carried out 2 3-day workshops for cultural exchange in Dojran and Nevestino: 40 young students presented their local folklore each other and exchanged their cultural traditions; 5. Two-day joint presentations of the achieved results by the youths during the international folklore festivals "Struma Pee" in Nevestino and "Dojranski Rakuvanja" in Dojran; 6. Identified, recorded, presented and demonstrated cultural folkloristic heritage of two regions through: implemented information and visibility activities under the project; created joint project website; printed information booklet and brochure concerning cultural heritage with collected data for folklore on both sides of the border, song lyrics, description of traditions, photos, paintings and drawings developed during project implementation. The project has been successfully accomplished in 03.2013.

Website: http://www.ipa-cbc-007.eu

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Construction and renovation Cultural heritage and arts Education and training

Partners (2)

Lead Partner: Община Невестино

Address: 2595 Nevestino, Bulgaria

Legal status: n/a

Municipality of Dojran

Name: Municipality of Dojran

Address: Dorjan, North Macedonia

Legal status: n/a

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Cultural Exchange – Sharing Differences Towards United Cultural Development

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Summary

Project name (EN): Cultural Exchange – Sharing Differences Towards United Cultural Development

Project acronym: Cultural Exchange – Sharing Differences Towards United Cultural Development

Project start date: 2011-05-31

Project end date: 2013-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 299 920.47

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2007 - 2013 Bulgaria - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia IPA CBC (BG-FYROM)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

70 / 100 (70%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

153 / 220 (69.55%)

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