This badge is awarded for completing the Cultural Bridges – Celebrating Rural Heritage in Urban Spaces activity. By organising and participating in cultural exchanges showcasing rural life's diversity and innovation, you’ve demonstrated creativity, initiative, and a commitment to cross-community understanding. Your efforts have brought rural heritage to urban spaces, helping foster appreciation and mutual respect between rural and urban communities.
Skills and competencies gained (aligned with the EntreComp framework):
- Cultural awareness and expression (connected to EntreComp 1.4 Valuing ideas competence): You’ve promoted cultural diversity and shared the value of rural heritage with an urban audience.
- Creativity (connected to EntreComp 1.2 competence): You used creative approaches to highlight rural culture and engage urban communities through innovative and interactive formats.
- Working with others (connected to EntreComp 3.4): Collaborating with urban peers fosters teamwork and mutual learning, building cultural bridges and inspiring new connections.
Earning this badge demonstrates your role as a Cultural Bridges Builder, committed to celebrating rural heritage and inspiring cross-community understanding. You have shown leadership, creativity, and empathy in promoting inclusivity and respect, contributing to the European Youth Goal #6: Moving Rural Youth Forward. Cities of Learning Network partners value badge earner's efforts and contributions and issue this badge after reviewing the provided evidence.