Intra-Youth Dialogue on Social Cohesion
erbil, Iraq
The Intra-Youth Dialogue on Social Cohesion is a dialogue project aimed at fostering social cohesion, overcoming stereotypes, preventing isolation by strengthening bonds and exploring the similarities in dialogues between young people from diverse backgrounds.
Implementation:
• Speakers from diverse backgrounds were selected to represent each minority group and religion
• Topics of dialogues included: coexistence between minorities living in Kurdistan, effects of referendum on the minorities in Kurdistan
• Focus on having young voices, observers and the international community to exchange perspectives
Successes:
• Effective in introducing the youth from different backgrounds to each other, opening their eyes to understand the views of others
• Participants were willing to work on concrete solutions to the pressing issues
• Speakers from diverse backgrounds were selected to represent each minority group and religion
• Topics of dialogues included: coexistence between minorities living in Kurdistan, effects of referendum on the minorities in Kurdistan
• Focus on having young voices, observers and the international community to exchange perspectives
Successes:
• Effective in introducing the youth from different backgrounds to each other, opening their eyes to understand the views of others
• Participants were willing to work on concrete solutions to the pressing issues
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