BACKPACK ID

Bridging languages and memories to foster multiple identities: "Never leave your backpack behind!"

About the project

BACKPACK ID is an innovative intervention for promoting the inclusion of refugee children at school in 4 European countries (Greece and Italy, Germany and Sweden), which are met with acute and very diverse challenges by the ongoing refugee crisis. Informed by these differences, the present approach on social inclusion advances a common account of social inclusion challenges; it sees the social inclusion of refugee children as a function of addressing the needs and perspectives of those children and their families, and local communities and stakeholders, while affirming common European values.

Outputs

Backpack ID using a bottom-up participatory method produced the following outputs in order to address social inclusion interpersonal and intergroup understanding in the school environment.

Partners

Who we are

News

Multiplier event in Cyprus

Multiplier event in Athens, EKPA

Multiplier Event in Rethymno, Crete

Multiplier Event in Italy

Contact

The project is now closed. If you would like to request additional information about the project, you can contact the project coordinator here.

What makes me Greek:

My love for this country
The beauty of Greece
Greek civilisation
My interests
The Greek people
The way Greeks cooperate in hard times
My identity
My move here
Hanging out with my friends

What makes me Indian:

The smells of my country, specifically the food
My love for my grandparents
The move of my great grandparents to India
Traditions, customs and rituals
The bravery of my great grandparents
My cousins and their love for me
My parents’ identity
My grandparents’ efforts to build their house

What makes me Sikh:

The teachings of my god
My past
The five Ks (sword, metal bracelet, comb, garment, uncut hair)
My heart
My patience
My interest in my religion
My saying “No” to changing my religion
The firm stance of the gods towards the people who resisted
My firm stance
The teachings of my family

When people ask me "Are you more Indian or Sikh?" I answer “I am Greek”. Fortunately, I have got Greek citizenship and I am past all that. Now, if someone asks me "Since you are Indian, why are you Sikh and not Hindu?", then I would answer, "I am Greek, I have nothing to do with this". So, I am through with the confusion.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Project Number: [2017-1-EL01-KA201-036197] Privacy Policy