BRINGING CULTURES CLOSER TOGETHER

OPADE’s Department of Intercultural Dialogue aims to bring peoples together so that they may recognize one another through their shared values. Every human being aspires to the same ideal: to live in good health and happiness, in harmony with family and loved ones, in a healthy environment. Therefore, a people’s cultural identity is its strength and should not be synonymous with isolation, but rather with openness toward others. However, certain barriers—sometimes linguistic or psychological—can hinder communication, thereby risking the creation of tensions between civilizations that are unaware of their similarities. The OPADE Department of Cultural Dialogue is therefore dedicated to helping people communicate and combat prejudice, so that each civilization can recognize a part of its own culture in the other.