The idea of the project is, according to Anoir Hassouni, director of RCYN, to allow first-generation immigrant kids to openly talk about their everyday lives, their community and their ideas, and thus alleviate the segregation of the Danish society into "us" and "them."
"It's really cool to meet all these enthusiasts, it gives one hope. I have lived in Copenhagen for many years, but now I really feel that I have experienced a neighborhood, I did not know so much," Maj Fagerberg, one of the participants on the "maiden" trip, told Berlingske.
Slum tourism or ghetto tourism is a type of tourism that involves visiting impoverished, dangerous or ethnic areas. Originally focusing on the slums of London and Manhattan, slum tourism is now becoming increasingly prominent in many places, including India, Latin America, former industrial areas such as Detroit, and many others.