The first day of the project, which takes place in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, was very productive for all participants. To get acquainted, the team leader of Georgia prepared several activities: icebreakers, energizers, human bingo and name games.

The youth exchange "Sharing Palette of Inclusion" starts with acquaintance as a personal and most important acquaintance with the culture, history of each of the 6 participating countries (Armenia, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine).

Participants explored what unites us and also differs between all of us, presented the culture and tradition of their countries. Through the posters, each team presented their cultural characteristics and national identifiers. Also, with this method of drawing, we have discussed stereotypes and destroyed a great number of them.

And at the end of the extraordinary day, an intercultural night was held, where everyone could learn more about each country, its features, history, how the national costume looks, and so on. Participants have a lot of fun during the evening, tasting national dishes, drinks, and also taught each other traditional dances and games.

On the second day of the project, we mainly discussed about the topics of "portraits of migrants", "stereotypes", and "types of conflicts". We started the morning session which was about the portraits of migrants, we prepared short plays in relation to refugees, showing the challenges, discriminations and prejudices they are exposed to.

After that, we talked about stereotypes and each of us received a "label" such as migrants women, ex-prisoner. Then we planed compaigns for women, animal, children and migrant rights with this labels we had. In the afternoon, we discussed about 7 different kinds of conflicts and gave examples from our daily lives experiences regarding these conflicts. İn the closing part, we learned about compromise and collaboration. It was a highly productive day with full of fun!

After 2 very interactive and fruitful working days, "Shaping Palette of Inclusion" exchange project participants started morning with outdoor activities near the beautiful lake nearby, where had a opportunity to feel in the shoes of Migrants and refugees.

Participants given different roles and according the questions prepared in advance, they were moving step forward. Participants had a chance to explore more about different roles migrants and refugees facing in different society and countries. It helped us to feel empathy towards the people facing diverse challenges in their life for survival and living in better world.

Before the afternoon sessions participants had a chance to refresh all the participants names once again, with very joyful "blanket game". After great morning activities, it lead us to develop "Community Map", to understand better, the places and areas in our surroundings, which is positive and welcomed for the migrants in our countries.

We have reflected on the areas, where attitude towards the migrants and refugees are not so positive and welcomed. Institutions and places with no access in our communities.

Community Maps presented by the national groups helped us to understand global situation in different countries with much smaller scale. It also helps to travel from one location to another, organize information...

A street map showed us roads of opportunities in different areas in our home countries. It was easy to identify common challenges and issues, reflected on a good practices, which helps migrants and refugees to be more inclusive in local communities.

Over the past two years, more than a hundred large-scale art objects have appeared in Kyiv. This is mainly murals - huge graffiti that adorn the firewalls of buildings. Artists from Ukraine, Spain, Australia, Argentina, Canada and Portugal diluted the urban landscape with their visual discussions of freedom and war, the environment and the people's struggle for a better life.

Because of the main topics of our YE - art and migration - we have decided to see Kyiv through the stories on the cities walls.

The group of participants have been split to three teams and received their rout around Kyiv. All the stops were dedicated to some mural, street art or historical monument. On the each stage of the rout teams had tasks to do: to take a photo, to do an acrobatical performance, to sing and filmt it!

Hopefully all the team-members were talented and crazy enought to make it all and have lots of fun in the process!

Kyiv is a place about freedom and choice, where energy is in full swing and it is almost impossible to stay away from the million events that fill the city with life. There is a place for long quiet walks and high-profile parties, old quarters and flowering parks, progressive youth and grandmothers with cakes near the metro. It`s easy to feel local in Kyiv, even though it is a city of contrasts.

During the long day, we visited 15 murals, saw dozens of street art, discover the main touristic attractions, entered the museum of modern art, tasted the best coffee, national dishes and drinks and then we went to explore Kyiv nightlife ... :)

It's fun to play team games, get to know each other, exchange teamwork skills, but it's also time to move on to the main tasks. On day 5 we were split into teams and what is interesting is that we had the opportunity to be in a group that fits our preferences.

It is time to present to the public in the language of art the most important issues that our countries and we are facing. And often we are indifferent to it.

On the 6th day of the exchange different art groups presented their work about the topic of refugees and migrants. There were 4 types of interpretations: photos, a video, live performance and a poster.

The projects will be made into a campaign bringing awareness about the different problems migrants and refugees face and is a representation of the work that has been done during the past 5 days.

we hear about it all the time syrian refugees fighting to come across the ocean for safty outside of their war-filled country.

stories of how large numbers despite the large danger that they are faced with refugees find the risk of stying in their country greater than the risk of dying trying to get to a safer place these people are not only faced with having to face hardship trying to get out of their countries but also the hard process of getting legally accepted into a new country many countries have welcomed in thousand of syrian refugees already

#freedomcircle #passporttoearth #freedomthinkers #togetherisbetter

We all have different backgrounds, experience, environment, parenting, mentality but we are all human beings with the same rights, access to education, friendship, AND TO BE A PARTICIPANT OF OUR LIVES! Whatever the passport you have and what nationality are you — you are „in the circle" that means you are citizens of the Earth not just one exact country.

FLAGS UNION

#raisetheflag #worldflag #flagsunion #freedomflag #flagoffriendship #archoffriendship #globalfriendship

We spread an idea of multiculturalism and being a part of international performance. It was meaningful because of place where it was performed - near arch of friendship of nations. We ask a people to take part of this performance and join us.

BALLOONS WISHES

#balloonart #ballonsformigrants #skyisthelimit #makeawish

Balloons are the symbol of „everything is possible". The wishes and some supporting words for migrants/refugees were written by people of different nations and were put in the balloons; #migrantsarewelcome #don'tgiveup #feellikeinhome .Afterwards, the balloons were spread to the sky as a symbol of freedom & hope for them - it doesn't matter from which country you came from, which religion, status or values you believe in everything is possible.

SKY IS THE LIMIT for everyone.

Young people from 6 countries share their own stories and thoughts about the refugee and migrant crisis, to remind everyone that these problems concerns all of us.