The youth exchange Back to the Roots took place in Črnomelj, Slovenia in the period 16-24 October 2018. It united 36 participants and group leaders aged 18-30 from Slovenia, Spain, Macedonia, Portugal, Lithuania and Bulgaria.
One of the main reasons the exchange was implemented in 2018 was the Year of European Cultural Heritage. Through it, the team wanted young people, living in an age of hyperglobalization, to draw attention to the importance of a rich cultural heritage. In this context, the team wanted to show them how certain historical events influenced the way of living and shaped the culture and ethnicity of the local environment.
We are faced with younger generations not being familiar with the importance of cultural heritage, which due to globalization is disappearing from our consciousness. Through the exchange, the consortium wanted to present the cultural features of our environment and learn how to preserve these specialties and how to successfully promote them as an important factor in the tourist offer. During the exchange, the participants created a small brochure that would be used by local tourist centres for promotion, It includes information about the history, tradition, customs and tourist points of the Uskoki.
Lead partner: Kulturno umetnisko drustvo Plac (Slovenia)
The project was funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme.