The Mahamadou’s story, a volunteer in Florence who took part in the social cohesion events promoted in the framework of the European project against racism and xenophobia
“BRIDGES has enriched me: my culture has grown and I have discovered wonderful things about other cultures. What was the event that gave me the most? Children’s Carnival and its games from all continents: no one felt excluded, young and old ”.

“Bridges – Mahamadou tells the project operators – allowed me to enrich my general knowledge on many things I didn’t know before. Among the events promoted in Florence, the one I liked the most was “Games from all continents”: the participants were happy to take part in a game that don’t exclude anyone, regardless of age “. But the changes promoted by the project, says Mahamadou, are not just private. “The children had fun and they were curious to know when we would organize another similar event”. A sign of mutual curiosity and a well-being not previously perceived. The added value of the project, says the young volunteer, was that of mutual knowledge, but also the awareness of different cultures: discovering – to put it in Mahamadou’s words – “wonderful things”.
“Personally, I have learned how to organize an event like that. But I also learned something about traditional dance from Colombia, Mexico – recalls Mahamadou -: it was a great experience”.
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