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MOSAIC - The training kit for Euro-Mediterranean youth work

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Scraps of cloth, card and junk <strong>for</strong> the anthropologists to make equipment, <strong>for</strong> example,<br />

sun hats, sandals, cameras, GPS, short-wave radios<br />

Notepad and pencil <strong>for</strong> every anthropologist (one each)<br />

Scissors, tape, glue and string <strong>for</strong> both groups<br />

Large sheets of paper and pens <strong>for</strong> reporting back<br />

Instructions<br />

Ask people to get into two groups: one group are “anthropologists”, the other<br />

group “members of a Bedouin tribe” who host the anthropologists.<br />

<strong>The</strong> aim is <strong>for</strong> the anthropologists to learn from the Bedouin as much as possible<br />

about Bedouin culture and how camels are adapted to living in deserts – WITHOUT<br />

USING ANY WORDS!<br />

Give out the handouts. Each group has 60 minutes to prepare.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n allow 30 minutes <strong>for</strong> the actual role play.<br />

When the “experience with the Bedouins” is over, get the Bedouins and<br />

anthropologists to pair up with each other to discuss what they have learnt. Ask<br />

them to make lists. Allow 20 minutes <strong>for</strong> this.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n get the original two groups together again to discuss the lists and to summarise<br />

their findings on large sheets of paper. Each group should choose a spokesperson<br />

to report back in the plenary.<br />

Debriefing and evaluation<br />

In plenary, ask each group to report back and then go on with a general discussion:<br />

How “accurate” are the findings of each group? What may have made people<br />

learn or notice some things and not others?<br />

How did people feel in the activity?<br />

How did the participants playing Bedouins and anthropologists fill their role?<br />

Where did they get in<strong>for</strong>mation from (reading, movies, stories, real experiences)?<br />

How much of that in<strong>for</strong>mation is stereotypical and carrying potential prejudice?<br />

Is this a suitable activity <strong>for</strong> intercultural learning?<br />

Do you think the activity rein<strong>for</strong>ces possible prejudices and stereotypes?<br />

Do you feel that you now know better the Bedouin culture now?<br />

What about the culture of the “anthropologists”? What could the Bedouins<br />

learn about it?<br />

As two cultures in contact with each other, what did you find com<strong>for</strong>table and<br />

uncom<strong>for</strong>table?<br />

Was it hard to communicate? What were the strategies used <strong>for</strong> it?<br />

What did you find strange/ unusual/ exciting/ uninteresting about Bedouin<br />

culture and camels?<br />

Was the choice of Bedouin as a “special” culture a good one in the <strong>Euro</strong>-<br />

<strong>Mediterranean</strong> context? What about the anthropologists’ culture?<br />

Which other culture or cultures would be good choices <strong>for</strong> you to use in the<br />

context of your own <strong>work</strong> on <strong>Euro</strong>-Med relations? And what other groups could<br />

be the “visitors”?<br />

<strong>MOSAIC</strong> - <strong>The</strong> <strong>training</strong> <strong>kit</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Euro</strong>-<strong>Mediterranean</strong> <strong>youth</strong> <strong>work</strong>

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