InterCulturel e Dialoog Drop

General Information
Leading Organisation/Person: 
Integratiedienst - Departement Bevolking & Welzijn - Stad Gent
Partners: 
Integratiedienst (Integration office) - Jeugddienst (Youth service) - Het Programma Diversiteit en Gelijke Kansen (Equality and Diversity program) - Agora (partnership between City of Ghent and migrant organisations) - Departement Stadspromotie en Sport (City Promotion and Sports department) - Dienst Buurtwerk (Community Work service) - Intercultureel Netwerk Gent vzw (Intercultural Network Ghent)
Location(s): 
Ghent
Type of best practice: 
Publication
Brief description: 

Every fortnight, a drop was sent by mail to the people who had subscribed. Simultaneously the link to the drop was published on the Intranet accessible to all Ghent-City personnel.
Format: mini-quiz with multiple choice questions.
Very diverse subjects: eg. - What is commemorated on the International Day against Racism? - Non-verbal behavior in Portugal... – What is the origin of the expression “world music”? - Where did Saint Nicolas live? - Where does the 22nd cycle race of Burkina Faso start? etc..

Specific Information
Strategic field: 
Education and Youth
Geographical coverage: 
Local
Geographical coverage: 
Regional
Target Groups: 
Other
Please specify: 
Minorities
Main Objectives: 

To raise people’s interest in intercultural and diversity issues mainly among the 4700 employees of the City of Ghent

Beneficiaries: 

4700 city employees and others

Main Outcomes: 

2008 was the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, an initiative of the European Union aimed at enhancing understanding between cultures. The City of Ghent enthusiastically took part in this year’s theme by launching the action: “Intercultural Dialogue-drop”. The methodology of Intercultural Dialogue drop served as a glue between the many activities, events and projects that were dedicated to the year of Intercultural Dialogue

Funding bodies: 

There was no external funding and the drops were made by the person responsible for Communication at the Integration office.

Contact Information
First name: 
Anja
Surname: 
Van den Durp
Phone Number: 
00 32 9 265 76 76
Fax Number: 
00 32 265 76 70
Street Address: 
Kaprijkestraat 12 - 9000 Gent - België
City: 
Gent
Country: 
Belgium
E-mail: 
Integratiedienst@gent.be
Website: 
http://www.gent.be/integratiedienst