{"id":1211,"date":"2025-01-25T16:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T16:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2025-01-31T16:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T16:46:23","slug":"intercultural-dialogue-youth-challenges-competences-best-practices-a-transnational-experiential-workshop-for-hons-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/intercultural-dialogue-youth-challenges-competences-best-practices-a-transnational-experiential-workshop-for-hons-students\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIntercultural Dialogue &#038; Youth: Challenges &#8211; Competences &#8211; Best Practices\u201d A transnational experiential workshop for Hons students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1213\" src=\"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-24-17.55.34-\u0392-scaled-e1738341400833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-24-17.55.34-\u0392-scaled-e1738341400833.jpg 2550w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-24-17.55.34-\u0392-scaled-e1738341400833-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-24-17.55.34-\u0392-scaled-e1738341400833-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-24-17.55.34-\u0392-scaled-e1738341400833-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-24-17.55.34-\u0392-scaled-e1738341400833-1536x887.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-24-17.55.34-\u0392-scaled-e1738341400833-2048x1182.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1215\" src=\"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-25-14.18.40\u03b2-rotated-e1738341853501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-25-14.18.40\u03b2-rotated-e1738341853501.jpg 2317w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-25-14.18.40\u03b2-rotated-e1738341853501-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-25-14.18.40\u03b2-rotated-e1738341853501-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-25-14.18.40\u03b2-rotated-e1738341853501-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-25-14.18.40\u03b2-rotated-e1738341853501-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-25-14.18.40\u03b2-rotated-e1738341853501-2048x1529.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-25-14.18.40\u03b2-rotated-e1738341853501-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-25-14.18.40\u03b2-rotated-e1738341853501-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What a unique experience!<\/strong> Fotoessa is thrilled to announce the successful completion of our <strong>10-hour Intercultural Dialogue Workshop<\/strong> at <strong>Deree &#8211; The American College of Greece<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>The workshop, led by <strong>Nageh Ali Hosni Khalifa<\/strong> from Egypt and <strong>Aspasia Protogerou<\/strong>, both certified Intercultural Citizenship Education trainers from the <strong>Anna Lindh Foundation<\/strong>, created a vibrant space for students from the <strong>International Honors Program<\/strong> to explore \u201c<strong>Intercultural Dialogue<\/strong> and <strong>Youth:<\/strong> <strong>Challenges &#8211; Competences &#8211; Best Practices\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Through <strong>experiential learning<\/strong>, <strong>self-discovery<\/strong>, and <strong>creative interaction<\/strong>, participants delved into topics like <strong>personal and collective identities<\/strong>, <strong>multiculturality<\/strong>, <strong>inter-dependability<\/strong>, and <strong>citizens\u2019 coexistence<\/strong>. They also tackled common challenges such as <strong>stereotypes<\/strong> and <strong>prejudices<\/strong>, while sharpening essential intercultural skills like <strong>active listening<\/strong>, <strong>critical thinking<\/strong> and<strong> empathy<\/strong>. Mr. Nageh Ali Hosni Khalifa inspired participants by sharing best practices on intercultural dialogue in Egypt\u2019s education, communities and Civil Society organizations.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of the workshop was the <strong>simulation game on intercultural dialogue<\/strong>, which brought the concepts to life in a fun and engaging way and provided a hands-on approach to understanding and practicing intercultural communication. Attendees participated lively in argument building and a press conference, delivered a debate and a vote and presented their action plans.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the participants\u2019 feedback:<\/p>\n<p>My feelings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I have become happy that I participated and gained this experience. More confident in my ability to relate to others and their experiences<\/li>\n<li>I have become more aware<\/li>\n<li>On the one hand I feel more positive as we can change many things and on the other hand, so many things are out of our control<\/li>\n<li>After the experiential activities we did, I feel more comfortable in working with others as a team and more organized as to measures that can be taken to promote intercultural dialogue.<\/li>\n<li>I am excited to take actions to make changes<\/li>\n<li>I feel interested, curious, ambivalent, annoyed, inspired, motivated, overwhelmed, emotionally invested, contemplative, angered, tired, sobered, pensive and restless<\/li>\n<li>I feel more positive and focused on building community within people I do not know<\/li>\n<li>I was a bit scared of connecting and being vulnerable, but I am feeling grateful I did.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What I have learned:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I learned that miscommunication\/divides only make problems grow bigger and dialogue helps contain them and make people closer.<\/li>\n<li>I learned about Egyptian social issues, collective inertia and traditions in conflict with social reform<\/li>\n<li>Some ways on how to tackle certain issues and how to discuss them.<\/li>\n<li>To cooperate better and think heavily before drawing conclusions.<\/li>\n<li>About the perspectives of other people and how they would go about completing a task, even if it doesn\u2019t represent their morals.<\/li>\n<li>To be more understanding and open to trying new things<\/li>\n<li>I learned how different intercultural dialogue is in different cultures. It is very different in the US. So, I appreciate this experience and seeing how others improve themselves and their communities<\/li>\n<li>About the importance of truly connecting with people around you and being part of a team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I can do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I think that by helping my social circle feel what I felt here, there would be benefits<\/li>\n<li>I can share my opinions and listen to more peoples\u2019 expression and monologue<\/li>\n<li>I can do more for my community. I can take more initiative and engage in events<\/li>\n<li>I can influence my surrounding people with the ideas and through the ways we discussed.<\/li>\n<li>I hope in the future to be as inclusive as possible and get the chance to meet new people.<\/li>\n<li>I could start discussions with people in my life as well as do volunteer work to improve the community<\/li>\n<li>I could reach out to people, think about the feelings of others, organize my community, talk to my friends about social issues and March!<\/li>\n<li>Combat stereotypes and misinformation whenever I can and facilitate connections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This workshop was organized as part of the <strong>Anna Lindh Foundation &#8211; Mobility for Action<\/strong><strong>, Module 7<\/strong> programme, funded by the <strong>EU<\/strong> and the <strong>Anna Lindh Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated and contributed to this enriching experience! Let\u2019s continue to build bridges and foster <strong>inclusion<\/strong>, <strong>diversity<\/strong>, and <strong>sustainable development<\/strong> together!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1214\" src=\"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0610-scaled-e1738341555861.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2543\" height=\"1220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0610-scaled-e1738341555861.jpg 2543w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0610-scaled-e1738341555861-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0610-scaled-e1738341555861-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0610-scaled-e1738341555861-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0610-scaled-e1738341555861-1536x737.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0610-scaled-e1738341555861-2048x983.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2543px) 100vw, 2543px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a unique experience! Fotoessa is thrilled to announce the successful completion of our 10-hour Intercultural Dialogue Workshop at Deree &#8211; The American College of Greece! The workshop, led by Nageh Ali Hosni Khalifa from Egypt and Aspasia Protogerou, both certified Intercultural Citizenship Education trainers from the Anna Lindh Foundation, created a vibrant space for<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/intercultural-dialogue-youth-challenges-competences-best-practices-a-transnational-experiential-workshop-for-hons-students\/\" class=\"themebutton2\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1216,"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1211\/revisions\/1216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}