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Completed · January 2024
Living with different (DIS)abilities: We are all equal
About this exchange
Living with different (DIS)abilities: We are all equal was an Erasmus+ KA152 youth exchange coordinated by Highlights e.V. with International Youth Environment Sport and Development Association (IYESDA) in Türkiye. From 20–29 January 2024, 60 young people from Germany, North Macedonia, Türkiye, Romania, and Bulgaria gathered in Silivri, Istanbul for intercultural cooperation of young people with and without disabilities.
The exchange aimed to encourage participants to work and learn together, create a safe space for free interaction, and address stereotypes, prejudices, and sensitivity around disability.
OBJECTIVES
What we set out to achieve
- Encourage young people with and without disabilities to work and learn together
- Create a safe space for free interaction across diverse backgrounds
- Address stereotypes, prejudices, and sensitivity around disability
ACTIVITIES
Planned activities
Intercultural cooperation
Sixty young people from Germany, North Macedonia, Türkiye, Romania, and Bulgaria gathered for shared non-formal learning.
Inclusive group learning
Participants worked together across ability backgrounds to build understanding and cooperation.
Awareness around disability
Programme activities addressed stereotypes, prejudice, and more sensitive approaches to disability.
KEY RESULTS
What we aimed for
- 5
Countries represented in the group
- KA152
Erasmus+ Youth Exchange
The exchange brought young people with and without disabilities together in Istanbul for intercultural cooperation and shared learning on inclusion.
Photo gallery
Delivered with
- International Youth Environment Sport and Development Association (IYESDA) — Türkiye
