MILAGRO - Utrecht Summer Camp update

The MILAGRO project (MIgrants and Local communities Actively GROwing together for inclusive societies) aims to create tools and opportunities for migrants to be included and integrated into local communities and to empower both locals and foreigners to grow together, and build long lasting and positive relationships based on mutual understanding, respect and solidarity. The overall aim of the MILAGRO project is to promote and sustain an inclusive and culturally diverse democratic society that through solidarity, equality and equity can be achieved for everyone, and where diversity and differences among social and cultural groups are valued and used as an asset in order to respond to societal challenges, rather than seen as an obstacle. The project is implemented with EU funding and coordinated by an international consortium, with University College Utrecht participating on behalf of Utrecht University.

Over the summer of 2025, a summer camp was organized in Utrecht within the scope of the project, focusing on creating meaningful connections as a foundation for democratic citizenship. The five half-day program was experience-based, combining music and creativity within the workshops. It was built on the belief that everyone is unique but not perfect, and that thinking only in terms of right and wrong does not encourage tolerance toward people with different perspectives. The project team aimed to cultivate openness to diverse viewpoints and to practice various ways of working toward one’s goals as active democratic citizens.

For more information about the summer camp and the previous activities in the scope of the MILAGRO project, please follow the link below.