Dans le cadre de son accréditation Erasmus + KA1 Echange de jeunes, E&D a participé à la coordination d’un échange interculturel à Braga au Portugal.

En partenariat avec le Tunisian Forum For Youth Empowerment, l’antenne de Braga de la Croix Rouge portugaise et BITISI (association géorgienne), cet échange interculturel portrait sur la thématique de l’engagement des jeunes et de leur capacité à agir.

Cette rencontre a donc vu cohabiter, du 10 au 16 juillet 2025, des jeunes venant de Tunisie, de France, du Portugal et de Géorgie au Youth Center de Braga . Tout au long de la semaine, les structures organisatrices ont mis en place des ateliers participatifs s’inspirant des méthodes et des techniques de l’Education à la Citoyenneté et à la Solidarité Internationale. En plus de ces animations, deux visites ont été organisées par la croix rouge portugaise. Les jeunes ont ainsi eu l’opportunité de voir les activités portées par l’antenne de Braga, notamment une boutique solidaire et un lieu d’accueil pour les enfants.

Si l’objectif était d’amener les jeunes à interroger leurs visions du monde en offrant une opportunité d’échanges interculturels, cette rencontre avait également pour but de co -construire des outils par les jeunes et pour les jeunes. Les participant.e.s ont ainsi écrit une chanson sur le thème de la santé mentale, créé un poster et conçu une affiche pour sensibiliser les jeunes à la santé mentale, construit deux animations d’ECSI et scénarisé et filmé une vidéo sur un des objectifs de l’Union Européenne.

Le projet RECIT’ACT a permis aux jeunes de développer de nouvelles compétences, déconstruire leurs préjugés, et tisser des liens entre différents jeunes de divers horizons et de construire des outils qui pourront être utilisés par les jeunes pour sensibiliser leurs pairs.

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RECIT’ACT – an intercultural exchange on youth engagement and the ability to act

As part of its Erasmus+ KA1 Youth Exchange accreditation, E&D helped coordinate an intercultural exchange in Braga, Portugal.

In partnership with the Tunisian Forum For Youth Empowerment, the Braga branch of the Portuguese Red Cross, and Bitisi (a Georgian association), this intercultural exchange focused on the theme of youth engagement and their capacity for action.

This event brought together young people from Tunisia, France, Portugal, and Georgia at the Youth Center in Braga from July 10 to 16, 2025. Throughout the week, the organizers set up participatory workshops inspired by the methods and techniques of Global Citizenship Education and International Solidarity. In addition to these activities, two visits were organized by the Portuguese Red Cross. The young people had the opportunity to see the activities carried out by the Braga branch, including a solidarity shop and a children’s center.

While the aim was to encourage young people to question their worldviews by offering an opportunity for intercultural exchange, this meeting also sought to co-create tools by young people for young people. The participants wrote a song on the theme of mental health, drew a poster and designed a poster to raise awareness among young people about mental health, created two GCE animations, and wrote and filmed a video on one of the European Union’s objectives.

The RECIT’ACT project has enabled young people to develop new skills, break down their prejudices, forge links between young people from different backgrounds, and build tools that can be used by young people to raise awareness among their peers.

TOOLKIT : Question for a world citizen

In a fun game inspired by “question pour un chammpion” or “burger quizz”, participants will have to compete over
several rounds in teams, and answer questions based on the different countries represented as quickly as possible in
order to score the most points for their group. The winning team will be the one with the most points.

Militant Survival Guide

Parole – Lyrics

Woke up heavy, heart feels slow 

Fake a smile but it won't show 

I've been running through the night 

Trying to find my inner light  

Down... down 


Chorus 

Down, down, down 

We've been down before 

Down, down, down,  

We found our way back home 


Verse 

I woke up tired, all the same again 

Yet another checklist, another day 

Floating through life, trynna to find my way 

But I could never see the point of living just astray 

They say, it's all in your head 

They say, you're lazy, stay in bed 

It's easy to be happy, you're just weak 

Just fake a smile, you don't need to speak 
Down, down, down 

We've been down before 

Down, down, down,  

We found our way back home 


Verse 

One day it hit me, this isn’t me 

I’m more than all this apathy 

Beneath the fog, a voice came through 

Not loud or strong, but something true 

I still feel low, I still feel small 

But I stood up, I faced the wall 

And whispered back, “you don’t control 

The way I break, or how I’m whole” 


Down, down, down 

We've been down before 

Down, down, down,  

We found our way back home
Verse 

I've fallen low before 

But I know what it takes 

Yeah I'm standing tall in tears  

I've learned how to be brave 

I hold my mind up high,  

even when it shakes  

I've fallen low before,  

but I know what it takes 

Down, down, down 

We've been down before 

Down, down, down,  

We found our way back home 

Down, down, down 

We've been down before 

Down, down, down,  

We found our way back home  

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