The intention is to carry out common annual campaigns on MGD topics such as environment protection, HIV/Aids prevention, migration/racism or social integration. It will combine development education, school initiatives and partnerships and NGO activities with cultural presentations of youth groups from South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Madagascar, Thailand, India, the Philippines, Bolivia, Pe
ru and Chile and peer learning methods. Municipalities in the partner countries will cooperate closely with local NGOs, coordinate the local activities and strengthen the cooperation with the other European partners. Creative cooperation of local actors aims to increase the European public’s critical understanding of causes and consequences of global poverty. The Office for international Affairs of the City of Cologne is the leading project coordinator. Partners in Germany are Institut equalita in Cologne and Büro für Kultur- und Medienprojekte in Hamburg, both with long time experiences in cultural approaches. Partner in the other European countries are the municipality Plovdiv and Foundation for Development of the Cultural and Business Potential of Civil Society in Bulgaria, the municipality of Kalundborg and SPOR Media in Denmark, the municipality of Langenlois and Fonds Vienna Institute for International Dialogue und Cooperation (VICD) in Austria and the municipality of Sezana and Institute Ekvilib in Slovenia. The project is funded by the Europeaid program of the European Union. The project “Strengthen Creative Cooperation” is based on the experiences and contacts made by the project “KinderKulturKarawane” for more than 12 years. http://www.strengthen-creative-cooperation.eu/en/ (english)
http://www.strengthen-creative-cooperation.eu/ (german)
Austria:
Municipality of Langenlois
www.kultureninbewegung.org
Slowenia:
Municipality of Sezana
www.ekvilib.org/en
Denmark:
Municipality of Kallundborg
www.spormedia.dk/en
Bulgaria:
Municipality of Plovdiv
www.cubufoundation.com/en
Germany:
Municipality of Cologne
www.equalita.de/web/en
www.kinderkulturkarawane.de/en
