The document summarizes a European cultural heritage project that took place over 2 years across multiple countries. The project involved local activities, meetings, cultural visits and exchanges to promote understanding between cultures and a united Europe. It provided feedback from participating organizations in Romania, Italy and Spain. The objectives were supporting social integration through cultural sharing and combating racism. Beneficiaries were socioeconomically disadvantaged youth who learned about their own and other cultures. Products included newsletters, poetry/art contests, and certificates of participation.

2. The project "Cultural Heritage
from People to a United Europe"
after more than 2 years of local
activities, international meetings,
cultural visits, and intercultural
exchanges, dialogues and
learning, we are going to show
you some feedbacks from the
peoples directly involved in the
project.

3. Association Aspirations and
Motivations for Future (AMV) -
Bucharest, Romania
Foundation "The Word of Gorj" -
Targu Jiu, Romania
Eurogems Association for Social
Promotion - Treviso, Italy
Garnikalia - Castelldefels, Spain

4. The project "CULTURAL
HERITAGE FROM PEOPLE
TO A UNITED EUROPE" is a
partnership having the aim to use
the cultural heritage of each people
as a tool for a better self-
understanding, to find out the
similarities and the differences
between different cultures in the
respect of understanding and
accepting these differences,
towards a united Europe..

5. Objectives:
- Creating a partnership to support social
disadvantaged people for social integration by
sharing cultural aspects and by combating
xenophobia and racism
- Providing support for the social
disadvantaged young people in their attempt to
find out and understand the base of social
norms, values and unwritten laws specific to
the ethnic group or people they belong to
- Getting in touch with other cultures at local
and European level and becoming aware of
their definitive elements with the purpose of
avoiding xenophobia and racism

6. In the official website
http://www.culturalheritage.tk/ are
available all the informations with
regard to this project about the
partnerships, all meetings done,
partner's local activities, products,
and the newsletters.

7. AMV - Impressions
From learner to teacher
As I was once taught by a very talented and
passionate girl, also in a European project, I
like now to teach other people how to create
their own traditional jewelry. They discover
that they can make original gifts now and with
talent and patience they can create a piece or
art. The most important thing is that I help
them to discover that national tradition is not
necessary old fashion. Working with
disadvantaged children from orphanages made
me realize how important is the support and
education that a family gives to a child.
by Iulia – volunteer - teacher for jewelry on
beads workshop

8. Award trip in Barcelona
At the beginning of 2008 an article on internet
drew my attention. It was about a photo contest
and because I like the photography I decided to
participate to this contest. I didn’t imagine at
that moment I’ll be the winner. But September
came and my prize came too – a trip to
Barcelona. Although the weather wasn’t our
friend, I felt wonderful. From the cotton
mountains through which we descended on
landing and until the emotion and the
unavoidable feeling of regret of going back to
the airport I experienced a bunch of adventures
that I will remember a long time with pleasure.
I became fascinated by the people I met there.
by Vali – winner of the photo-reportage contest

9. The Word of Gorj" - Impressions
Working in progress „Harmony of traditional music can teach us how true things
should be and that the culture is the only way through which people can peacefully live
with other in Europe and all over the world’’ - was the impression of a romanian
beneficiary of Rome ethnia, Rap Laurentiu, Music Contest winner.
„The tradition means truth. The „lautar” doesn’t know the musical notes but he was
born with the music and because he feels it, he can sing very well.”
„So, this project Grundtvig LLP, ‚Cultural Heritage From People To A United Europe’
helped me to discover in my country, and also in Spain, that the cultural heritage and
holy tradition mean creation, emotion, festivals, joy. It means the power of being,
capacity of love, in different cultures, just manifested to show the way of unity in
variety.’’

10. Eurogems - Impressions
"For me it was a real surprise to win the competition of poetry, in particular because
I participated with a poetry in which, symbolically, I greet my grandfather, in my
dialect: the Venetian. With this win, I was able to greet my grandfather even with
stronger voice. Besides the "symbolic" fact to gain the contest, the prize meant
also having the opportunity to participate in a trip to Barcelona, then visit a new city
and meet new people with whom to share the same passions. Unfortunately, a
couple of days before the desired departure time, I was the victim of a car accident,
fortunately not serious, but it was for me impossible to participate and to be
involved much more in the project, thanks to Castelldefels meeting. Nevertheless, I
am also happy because I was able to discover the various initiatives of Eurogems
and very special people like Simone and Lucia (winner of fiction’s contest), the
latter known, unfortunately, only by mail."
by Alessia Barbaro - winner of poetry contest - beneficiary

11. A needle through which a transparent and valuable wire, that
one of words and art, has succeeded in uniting precious
fabrics from different lands.
This is what I think was this project.
For some days I found myself in the middle of various
currents, rivers of traditions, histories and experiences that
have joined, have mixed their waters to be confused and to
create a unique calm one who continued his journey to the
sea.
An experience that enriches and is enriched by the same
persons, an experience that is above all an occasion to open
the eyes to escape from the daily routine and watch with
surprised eyes, the beautiful picture that each of us has
hidden within itself.
by Lucia De Filippo - winner of fiction's contest -
beneficiary

12. Garnikalia - Impressions
When Rosa asked me to participate in the project CULTURAL
HERITAGE I found it a wonderful idea. From then, we began a
relationship that would lead us to collaborate with Garnikalia and
its team during the three-years of the project. We passed to our
immigrant students the questionnaires in order to study the needs
of the newcomers from different countries such as, Argentina,
Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and so on. And the
results were the same concerns of those people coming to live
with us and we know so little. I want to thank the team Garnikalia,
the partners of the project Cultural Heritage, Oana from Romania
and Simone from Italy, for its support at any time, and their
interest in that project achieved the purpose for which it was
created.
by Carmen Ramiro
Teacher of IES Mediterranea

13. A passionate country where the different cultures have unified
understanding each other expressing their differences, coexisting without
prejudices and maintaining their differences with pride. The most
interesting thing from my point of view was how the music created a path
of communication between the countries. In one of the excursions we had,
we went to a little cottage in the woods where we experienced the local
delicacies: Meats, vegetables, delicious deserts and fantastic wine. The
best part was when in the middle of our feast a colorful dance started, we
were drawn in and danced around the table. Friendship and joy, cultures
connected through music, music that allowed us to communicate with
each other and to live a unique moment, all together, without age or racial
prejudice , without caring about our different origins, we were simple
human beings interacting and connecting with each other.
by Angela De La Rosa - psycologist and Garnikalia staff

14. MEETINGS
Tirgu Jiu, Rumania. Del 1/11/2006 al
4/11/2006.
Castelldefels, Barcelona. Del 19/04/2007
al 24/04/2007.
Bucarest, Rumania. Del 21/06/2007 al
26/06/2007.
Rende, Italia. Del 21/07/2007 al
26/07/2007.
Treviso, Italy. Del 31/10/2007 al
5/11/2007.
Castelldefels, B arcelona. Del
31/03/2008 al 6/04/2008
Castelldefels, Barcelona. Del 20/09/2008
al 26/09/2008.
Treviso, Italy. Del 18/02/2009al
23/02/2009.
Bucarest, Rumania. Del 10/06/2009 al
15/06/2009

15. PRODUCTS
LOGO

18.  Newsletter 1 May 2007
 Newsletter 2 December 2007
 Newsletter 3 September 2008
 Newsletter 4 March 2009

19.  Poetry contest – Garnikalia, Spain
 Poetry contest – Treviso, Italy
 Music and painter contest – Tirgu Jiu
 Photo reportage contest - Bucarest

20. Association Aspirations and Motivations for Future – AMV – Bucharest
 The aims of the project CULTURAL HERITAGE FROM PEOPLES TO A
UNITED EUROPE are to use the cultural heritage of each people as a
tool for a better self-understanding and to find out the similarities and
the differences between different cultures in the respect of
understanding and accepting these differences, towards a united
Europe.

 Objectives:
 Creating a partnership to support social disadvantaged people for
social integration by sharing cultural aspects and by combating
xenophobia and racism
 Providing support for the social disadvantaged young people in
their attempt to find out and understand the base of social
norms, values and unwritten laws specific to the ethnic group
or people they belong to
 Getting in touch with other cultures at local and European
level and becoming aware of their definitive elements with
the purpose of avoiding xenophobia and racism

 The beneficiaries of the project are socio-economic
disadvantaged young people between 16 and 25 years old,
proceeding from poor or disorganized families, orphans,
immigrants and gypsies.

 The partnership is formed by 5 organizations from 3 countries:
 AMV ASSOCIATION - Romania
 FOUNDATION ’THE GORJ WORD’ - Romania
 CULTURAL ASSOCIATION ONLUS ATLANTIDE - Italy
 EUROGEMS ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL PROMOTION - Italy
 GARNIKALIA - Spain

22.  CERTIFICADO DE PARTICIPACION

 expedido a favor de
 LUCIA CLARA DI SALVO LEÓN
 Quien ha resultado ganadora en el
concurso de poesía
 CULTURAL HERITAGE
 Organizado por Garnikalia dentro del
marco del programa GRUNDTVIG2 y
financiado por la Unión Europea