Empatía y gran interés por el euskera y la cultura vasca son las primeras impresiones de las acciones realizadas en las que han participado 96 personas.
During the months of May and July, the planned actions of the project Elkarbizitzarako zubiak eraikitzen = Building bridges for coexistence in Navarre and the Basque Country were carried out. The project aims to promote and increase awareness of the Basque language, culture and indigenous identity.
The working sessions, attended by 16 people per session, took place in six municipalities: three in Navarre and three in the Basque Country, one for each province. In order to provide a realistic and accurate view of the current sociodemographic reality of our society, the linguistic and migratory context of each territory was taken into account when selecting the locations and participants. Thus, the Navarre working sessions took place in Elizondo, Berriozar, and Tudela; and the Basque Country sessions took place in Amurrio, Bilbao, and Donostia.
Just as with the selection of municipalities, special attention has been paid to the search for participants, and thus people of different ages, sociolinguistic and sociodemographic profiles have participated in the different sessions.
In order to analyze the attitudes and expectations of the immigrant population toward Basque and Basque culture, understand their experiences, and identify the barriers they encounter in learning Basque, two working sessions were held in each of the selected municipalities. Group activities were developed in each session to promote Basque language learning and the playful and accessible understanding of local culture and identity, fostering interest and reducing potential fears or psychological barriers.
Once the actions planned within the "Building Bridges for Coexistence " program have been completed, it is now time to analyze all the information collected. The results of these actions will be compiled in two reports, which will be submitted in the autumn to both the Regional Government of Navarre and the Basque Government, as this project is being carried out within the framework of the collaboration signed with both institutions.
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