Maailma kylässä - World village festival next weekend! Laurea is attending the festival!
Culltures from all over the world meet in the centre of Helsinki on 28-29 May 2011. The festival offers world views and possibilities, as well as music, circus, dance, theatre, art and activities.
The event offers new perspectives on tolerant multiculturalism, development cooperation, global issues and expanding one's possibilities for affecting everyday life.
Laurea attending the event with its own stand! Welcome to celebrate the joyful multicultural weekend!
Since 1995, World Village Festival has been a free festival for the whole family. The event is open to all and a meeting place offering tastes of different cultures and surprises from all over the world.
The main organiser of World Village Festival is the Service Centre for Development Cooperation - KEPA. It is the umbrella organisation for nearly 300 development organisations or other NGOs working on issues concerning development and globalisation. KEPA itself is a politically and ideologically non-aligned organisation that operates with funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
Over 300 other partners are involved in the festival – some 200 NGOs as well as educational institutions, museums, public authorities and businesses.