Forgotten Folktales

Camacha · Madeira · Portugal

Every journey begins with a story.

Cada viagem começa com uma história.

Forgotten Folktales helps create opportunities for Madeira’s local youth to join international Erasmus+ mobilities, meet like-minded people, discover other cultures, develop skills, and return ready to contribute to their communities.

Criamos oportunidades para jovens da Madeira conhecerem culturas, desenvolverem competências e regressarem prontos para contribuir.

Group of youth participants holding a TALES banner on a boat

A path from Madeira to the world — and home again

The call becomes a shared journey.

Discover

Descobrir

Connect

Conectar

Travel

Viajar

Create

Criar

Return

Regressar

Why mobility matters

Culture travels with us, and changes how we return.

Traditional folk dancers performing outdoors for an audience

Cultural confidence

A chance to value local traditions while sharing them across borders.

Understanding

Exchange builds curiosity, listening, and intercultural understanding.

Creative skills

Stories, dance, craft, photography, video, and digital making become shared tools.

Youth opportunity

Young people return with friendships, knowledge, confidence, and energy to contribute.

Completed projects

Tales in motion

TALES 1.0

Traditions, storytelling, photography, videography, cultural exchange, and youth empowerment in Madeira.

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The archive is waiting for its next chapter.

Participants Young people gathered outdoors for a collaborative cultural exchange session.
Dances Young people performing a group dance outdoors in Madeira.
Crafts Young people making traditional crafts together at a workshop
Madeira landscapes Breathtaking view of Madeira's lush valleys leading to the ocean under clear skies.
Workshops Young people presenting a project inside a traditional stone building.
Exhibitions & community moments People viewing a community photography exhibition outdoors in front of a historic Madeira building.