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It is according to
the slogan " knowing each other better for a betterorganizing "
that the Latin America and Caribbean UNESCO Clubs regional meeting was
held in Costa Rica from 19 to March 21 2002. Representatives from many
Federations were attending this meeting, whether as participants or
as observers. Participants were Costa Rica, Haiti, Peru, Trinidad and
Tobago, and Uruguay. Observers were Chile, France (Guyana), St Lucia
and the Dominican Republic. In addition to sharing pilot and practical
experiences,
the meeting aimed to cover the following subjects:
- Establish / reinforce
relations between UNESCO, WFUCA, National Commissions and regional
UNESCO Clubs movement.
- Thinking about
the " Dialogue Between Civilizations ".
- Identifying the
ways in order to improve the relations with WFUCA others areas, and
create a sub-regional structure.
- Strengthening the
movement and opening it to other countries from this area.
- Preparing a spec
sheet for all the Federations and Clubs taking part to this meeting.
The Clubs acting
in the region:
- 45 Clubs in
Costa Rica concentrate their work on schools, developing topics
such as Respect, Tolerance, Solidarity and Environment protection.
On the basis that Peace is also established through Culture, the topics
treated are very mixed: theatre, dance, music, ecology, and values.
Young people are very active in those clubs, they constantly express
their desire to expand the movement inside the area and to carry out
more exchanges and contacts with other countries, often confessing
their ignorance of the Caribbean cultures.
- In Trinidad
and Tobago, the Clubs did a lot of work with young people in particular
for the organization of an International Carnival where they could
share ideas with members of other Clubs in the area. To make some
of them aware of their misfit's condition, the clubs used theatre,
talking and several workshops.
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