About the project
#ASenseofEU is a two-year Erasmus+ project (2024-1-IS01-KA220-ADU-000251000) that brings together partners from Iceland, Spain, Italy, Sweden, and Romania to explore how communities in rural and remote areas can strengthen their sense of place and preserve intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in a rapidly changing world.
Many rural regions are rich in stories, traditions, crafts, food heritage, music, rituals, and community knowledge — yet these elements are often at risk of disappearing. Our project aims to valorise, protect, and transmit this cultural heritage by combining intergenerational collaboration with modern digital tools.
What We Aim to Achieve
Empower people in remote and marginalised areas
We support young adults (18–35) and older generations (55+) to connect, share knowledge, and collaborate through cultural experiences.
Digitise and preserve heritage
We train participants to use digital tools — cameras, tablets, audio recording, storytelling formats — to document and share ICH for future generations.
Strengthen a shared sense of identity
By collecting stories, mapping cultural elements, and engaging communities, we help people reconnect with their local heritage and environment.
Develop innovative educational resources
The project will produce a European toolkit, bringing together methods, case studies, and best practices from all partner countries.
Vision
To build a Europe where every community — no matter how small or remote — feels valued, where heritage is alive and shared, and where people of all ages take part in shaping the cultural story of their place.
What We Do
WP1 – Project Management
Ensuring effective coordination, quality assurance, financial management, and communication across the partnership to support the successful implementation of the project.
WP2 – Research & Training Development
Conducting local research and developing innovative training modules on Sense of Place, community engagement, and the digital safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
WP3 – Capacity Building & Toolkit
Creating a practical training toolkit and delivering Heritage Labs that bring together younger and older generations to strengthen heritage, digital, and community engagement skills.
WP4 – Sense of EU Digital Collection
Developing an open digital platform where communities can preserve, share, and explore stories, traditions, photographs, videos, and other Intangible Cultural Heritage from across Europe.