Micro Participatory Budget 2024

The \"Flavors of the World\" project is a cultural immersion program designed to enable\nchildren aged 5 to 13 the richness of different cultures through their history, art and gastronomy.\ngastronomy. This five-day educational program will take place for the first time during the\nEaster vacations 2025, in a room rented by the Biriba's Capoeira association in Prélaz, a neighbourhood\na culturally diverse neighborhood. The families who live there are often struggling\nsocio-economic difficulties that don't always allow their children to participate in\nparticipate in paying activities. The project aims to remedy this situation and create a dynamic, interactive\nand interactive learning environment where curiosity and mutual respect are\nencouraged and at the heart of every activity.

children / teens: 5 - 15 years

\"Saveurs du Monde\" aims to be a unique educational initiative. The project offers children a\ndeep immersion in Brazil's cultural diversity, the result of a great cultural melting pot.\nThrough a series of educational and entertaining activities, the project aims to build bridges\nbridges between young people of different origins, to study the meeting of cultures and the resulting\ninnovations, foster mutual understanding and promote respect for diversity\ndiversity as a source of wealth and innovation. Activities are designed to be\nboth informative and interactive. They include culinary workshops where children\nlearn how to prepare typical regional dishes, dance and music sessions to explore\nartistic expressions and their influences, as well as art workshops inspired by the\ninspired by the history and motifs of the regions and influences studied. The aim is to\ncreate a deeply immersive experience, fully engaging the children's senses. By\ntasting the cuisine of other cultures, learning dance steps or listening to stories and\nstories and music from different regions, participants physically and memorably experience\nand therefore memorably experience cultural cross-fertilization. When a culture transcends the borders of one country\nand finds its place in another country, it gives rise to other forms of experience\nintegration and socialization.\nParticular importance is attached to children's interaction and participation in the learning process.\nlearning process. Workshops are designed to be spaces for free expression\nwhere children can ask questions, share their own experiences and reflections, and thus\ncontribute to an enriching dialogue. Experimenting with different cultures aims to\nencourage children's natural curiosity and motivate them to learn from and be interested in\nin a spirit of fraternity/sorority and mutual respect for difference,\nas a treasure to be shared. Educational games and cultural quizzes are planned to\nand encourage active participation. \"Flavours of the World\" aspires\nto be more than just a week of discovery: it aims to be a voyage of initiation into the heart of cultural\ncultural encounters, cross-fertilization, influences and innovations. By placing\nemphasis on exchange, active learning and discovery, the project aims to cultivate in the young participants a global awareness and open-mindedness that will accompany them throughout their lives.\nthat will accompany them throughout their lives.\n\"Flavors of the World\" can be considered innovative in its comprehensive approach to\ncultural and social education, in particular through the use of gastronomy as a vehicle for\nas a vehicle for learning and engagement, complementing other activities. Although similar\nsimilar initiatives may exist in Switzerland, the specific details of the project, such as its\nmethodologies and objectives, contribute to its innovative character. Its\nmultidisciplinary approach (combining cultural, historical, artistic and gastronomic elements)\nmakes for a rich and varied educational program). What's more, the project's format offers a deeply immersive experience\nimmersive experience in different cultures, which is rarely achieved in traditional\nor one-off workshops.\nWe rely on the skills of our educators and 12 years of experience of our\nexperience of our association in running cultural events, and the professionalism of the\nthe professionalism of our workshop leaders. The \"Saveurs du Monde\" team includes educators, artists and\nartists and cooks specialized in the cultural traditions they represent,\nguaranteeing the authenticity and quality of the experiences on offer. By collaborating with\nprofessionals who are passionate about sharing culture, the project ensures that each workshop is\na window on the world, offering new and enriching perspectives. Our\nteam of volunteers, as well as those from our partner associations, will be working with us\nthroughout the week. This first edition will eventually allow us to include and create\na network of parents who may be interested in actively participating in culinary\nactivities in future editions.\nTo assess the impact of the project, we'll be conducting detailed satisfaction surveys of children and parents, enabling a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the results.\nand parents, enabling a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the experience. These\nsurveys will target specific aspects such as understanding and appreciation of cultural\ncultural diversity and involvement in activities. We will also assess children's satisfaction\nat the end of each session, using a quick and easy methodology: they can\nthey can choose a Smiley face (happy, neutral or sad) to express whether they enjoyed\nwhether they enjoyed the day's activities. We leave space for them to express themselves and suggest\nexpress themselves and suggest new ideas, if necessary.

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