Mission accomplished for the Eugad team during the Intercultural Training Program in Sofia
Posted by Fausto Aarya De Santis on April 24, 2010 under News, Team work | 
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The idea of bringing together the partners in the capital of Bulgaria in our attempt to create a mutual ground for cultural exchanges and reinforced partnership proved to be most beneficial.
The team coordinating the event managed to establish a learning mind-set, ideas-open, creative environment, while resolving aspects related to project coordination in the context of cultural expectation, further planning and technical steps. Several discussion themes to acknowledge, most notably – the role of the Eastern European partners in reaching the local authorities and participating in the policy making process, attracting the media and local actors to support further steps in cooperation for development.
The element of diversity turns out to be the key ingredient in expanding and strengthening the European Union, its global role and significant effort for implementing the MDGs. In the context of Eugad event in Sofia, understanding the impact of cultural differences, cross-cultural management skills and positive cross-cultural working relationships were just a few lessons to mention.
Incidentally, encouraging representation of Rroma ethnic minority in contemplating new venues to work together has generated significant ideas on participation in shaping the local policies for social inclusion and improved education system with long-term impact on modern European society.
Attitude towards managerial style – a consequence of cultural expectations. While promoting a rather flexible and open approach, in the attempt of encouraging initiative and creativity among the partners in implementing the project, the need for closer communication and guidance has been identified during the partnership meeting in Bulgaria.
In our effort to raise cultural awareness and enable us to communicate effectively across national cultures, our partners workshop meeting was meant and succeeded to stimulate our beyond-self-culture personal curiosity and consequently sets the ground for us to work more effectively with our counterparts from neighbor cultures.
“Far emergere il sole nella nostra vita: questa è la chiave per sbloccare qualunque momento difficile” …. Già, facile a dirsi, ma come mettere in pratica queste parole quando la sofferenza oscura qualunque percezione, non si vede via d’uscita, e si sente dentro un dolore vasto e profondo, e che parla magari dell’irreparabilità di un gesto senza ritorno? -
