Following
its yearly tradition, the Festival of Ethnicities has once again gathered,
under the motto “Unity through Diversity”, the representatives
of the ethnic minorities and of the cultural
organisations in a colourful event.
The
festival was organised on Sunday, 21st of September, by the Bureau
of Inter-Ethnic Relations in collaboration with the Chisinau Municipality.
Hundreds of people invaded the Public Garden “Stefan cel Mare” to admire the
culture and the customs of the ethnic groups living in the Republic of Moldova.
Every ethnic
group had its own stall with attractions; Georgian community
hosted a very popular barbecue, Poles impressed visitors with photo collections
and exhibition of books written in Polish, Roma community was appreciated for
their dances and music. A wide range of musical and dance
performances were held both on the main stage and in
the park alleys. The event was a great success with hundreds of people enjoying
the spectacle, the traditional food, the costumes and the crafts of the
participants.
The
Charity Centre for Refugees (CCR), an implementing partner of UNHCR Moldova,
hosted its own stall, alongside other ethnic communities and organizations. Visitors could collect information about refugees and asylum seekers
living in Moldova. CCR also presented a big variety of crafts: greeting cards,
bracelets, ceramic works, handmade notebooks made by refugee/asylum seeker's children. Interested people could not only admire, but also buy some of the art works, supporting so people
who left their homes in search of peace. Besides that, there was a photo
exhibition about the integration of the refugees and asylum seekers in the hosting country –
Moldova. Around the stall, CCR staff,
together with refugees and asylum seekers, was joining the inter-ethnic
"carnival", dressing traditional costumes and enjoying the
atmosphere of the Festival. Moreover, some of the refugees from India,
Uzbekistan and Syria were giving a performance of
folk dances and songs. This attracted a large crowd who was encouraged to join the dances and
enjoy the music. It was one of the most exciting
highlight of the day!
CCR is
motivated to continue participating in this kind of events which allow to keep
raising awareness among the local population about the needs and vulnerability
of refugees and asylum seekers.
Sofia Gonzalez Rancaño – EVS
volunteer from Spain at CCR
Marco Residori – EVS volunteer from Italy at CCR
Inga Lipovan - CCR Project Assistant
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