{"id":1387,"date":"2026-09-10T13:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T13:41:54","slug":"alfinmotion-mobility-for-partnership-from-field-research-to-the-co-creation-of-a-new-educational-bridge-between-greece-and-tunisia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.fotoessa.gr\/index.php\/2026\/09\/10\/alfinmotion-mobility-for-partnership-from-field-research-to-the-co-creation-of-a-new-educational-bridge-between-greece-and-tunisia\/","title":{"rendered":"ALFinMotion \u2013 Mobility for Partnership: From Field Research to the Co-creation of a New Educational Bridge between Greece and Tunisia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The seven-day mobility of FOTOESSA and ATAC within the framework of ALFinMotion \u2013 Mobility for Partnership<\/strong>, hosted by FOTOESSA in Greece from 1 to 9 September 2026<\/strong>, had a very specific objective: to create the space and conditions for two organisations from opposite shores of the Mediterranean to work together on the development of a new intercultural education proposal.<\/p>\n

The joint work is developing around the concept THE SIMPLE PENCIL: DRAWING BRIDGES ACROSS CULTURES<\/strong>, an educational approach that places young people at its centre and uses creativity, drawing, personal storytelling and collaboration as tools for intercultural dialogue. Its learning journey begins with personal identity, moves through each participant\u2019s story and culture, encounters the story of the other and ultimately leads to the creation of something shared.<\/p>\n

On behalf of FOTOESSA, Aspasia Protogerou, ALF-certified Intercultural Trainer of Trainers, facilitator in non-formal education and children\u2019s book author<\/strong>, contributes to the co-development of the educational approach. Drawing on her experience in intercultural dialogue, participatory learning and storytelling, she contributed an original story with intercultural content together with related pedagogical activities<\/strong>, which form part of the core educational material for the development of the joint proposal.<\/p>\n

For this reason, the stay in Greece of Hadhami Henia, educator and representative of ATAC from Tunisia<\/strong>, was not limited to working meetings between the two partners. Engagement with people and initiatives from the local community became part of a process of research, listening and exchange of experiences that can inform the future educational proposal.<\/p>\n

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At the Folklore Museum of Kouvaras<\/strong>, the meeting with Ms Giota Drakou<\/strong> brought into focus the relationship between local history, personal memory and collective identity. Objects, images and narratives from the past do not function only as historical records. They are also part of the way a community understands who it is and passes this knowledge on to future generations.<\/p>\n

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Participation in the festival and concert of the Free Beaches Movement<\/strong> gave Ms Henia the opportunity to experience a different form of community expression. The defence of free access to beaches was linked to active citizenship, participation, collective responsibility and the ways in which citizens organise around issues they consider common goods.<\/p>\n

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The meeting with Ms Mania Vranopoulou, founding member of the BWL \u201cSaronOikos\u201d Network<\/strong>, opened a discussion on the importance of networks, cooperation and connecting different people and initiatives within a local community. Building relationships of trust and exchanging experience are essential both for social participation and for any educational process seeking to create genuine dialogue.<\/p>\n

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A particularly important field of dialogue emerged during the meeting with Ms Zacharo Frantzeskou, President of the cultural association \u201cFokaeon Politeia\u201d<\/strong>. The association preserves the historical memory of the Phocaeans of Asia Minor, their forced displacement and their resettlement in Greece and Palaia Fokaia. The meeting highlighted issues of memory, loss of homeland, population displacement, new beginnings, cultural continuity and a sense of belonging.<\/p>\n

These themes have particular value within a Greece\u2013Tunisia partnership. Throughout the meetings Hadhami Henia<\/strong> had the opportunity not only to learn about Greek experiences but also to compare them with experiences, challenges and examples from Tunisia. The exchange was two-way. Greek stories raised questions about Tunisia and Tunisian experiences brought new perspectives to Greek realities.<\/p>\n

This process lies at the heart of the project concept being jointly developed by FOTOESSA and ATAC. The shared DRAW \u2013 SHARE \u2013 CONNECT \u2013 CREATE<\/strong> approach uses creativity as a tool for empowerment and resilience-building<\/strong>, enabling young people to express their identities, share their stories, encounter the reality of others, challenge stereotypes and create something together.<\/p>\n

At the next stage, the storytelling and pedagogical material contributed by Aspasia Protogerou<\/strong> will be adapted by Hadhami Henia<\/strong> to the social and cultural context of Tunisia and used with young people there, with particular emphasis on empowering young people at risk of early school leaving and preventing their disengagement from education<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The encounters with the Folklore Museum of Kouvaras, the Free Beaches Movement, the BWL \u201cSaronOikos\u201d Network and \u201cFokaeon Politeia\u201d therefore provided much more than information about Greece. They provided real stories, local experiences and different forms of collective identity and participation<\/strong> that can be transformed into educational material, questions and methodologies for future cooperation between young people from the two countries.<\/p>\n

Within Mobility for Partnership<\/strong>, mobility is the means rather than the final objective. The objective is what can be created through the encounter: a joint proposal that responds to real needs and transforms knowledge from both sides of the Mediterranean into a new framework for intercultural learning.<\/p>\n

Different lines. Different stories. Shared humanity.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  The seven-day mobility of FOTOESSA and ATAC within the framework of ALFinMotion \u2013 Mobility for Partnership, hosted by FOTOESSA in Greece from 1 to 9 September 2026, had a very specific objective: to create the space and conditions for two organisations from opposite shores of the Mediterranean to work together on the development of<\/p>\n

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