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Count me in: inclusiveness key to breaking down barriers in the Balkans

2015-05-27 32 Dailymotion

Twenty years on from the ending of the devastating conflict in ex-Yugoslavia and divisions still run deep across the region. Political solutions have brought stability, but the scars of the inter-communal violence have yet to heal completely. <br /><br /> Much has been achieved by initiatives to build bridges between former enemies and that work is ongoing. One example is an EU-backed programme to enhance inclusiveness in schools, some of which remain segregated along sectarian lines. <br /><br /> In this edition of Reporter, Monica Pinna meets some of the students taking part in the programme, which is being run by the Council of Europe. She encounters young people from a range of ethnic backgrounds and others vulnerable to exclusion for other reasons. <br /><br /> What she discovers is a a uniquely flexible approach to education and a determination among students, teachers and parents to break down barriers that kept people apart in the past. <br /><br /> Watch the video to see her report in full

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