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Mission Participation: young citizen podcasters

Project Promoter: Fundacja Wiedzy i Dialogu Społecznego Agere Aude
Proposal: 1st thematic call
Co-financed from the program: 82 554,74 EUR
Partners:
Chorzowskie Centrum Kultury (Poland)
TERRAM PACIS (Norway)
Szatmári Fiatalokért Kulturális Egyesület Asociația Culturală Pentru Tinerii din Satu Mare (Romania)
Duration time: 01.12.2021-30.11.2023

The aim of the project is to engage young people in participatory activities and building democratic culture. We want to create a space for young social activists and citizen journalists through a web portal and a podcast channel. The portal will be a place for exchange of ideas and joint search for solutions in the field of local community development. In addition, as part of the project we will conduct workshops for 24 citizen journalists, develop an online publication (ebook) about social activism of young people, produce about 50 podcasts, as well as Q&A sessions and two live broadcasts. The project was inspired by discussions we had with young residents of Silesian cities during our participatory projects. Thanks to them we found out that young people had many ideas for changes in their immediate environment, but they lacked knowledge and experience to implement them on their own. In order to reach the young audience we will use our skills in creating modern forms of media: podcasts, ebooks and interactive events. In the portal, we will provide structured information on social initiatives that are the basis for building a democratic culture. We will present micro-stories and interviews with social activists who initiate change in their local communities. Much space will be dedicated to actions and projects whose strength is their simplicity, feasibility and motivating effect. The direct beneficiaries of the project are secondary school pupils and students from the Silesian Province. This group is connected with a common place of residence – post-industrial areas with high population density that experience many problems. The project will involve partners from Poland, Norway and Romania. Foreign partners will be responsible for conducting consultations and producing podcasts about activists and civic projects carried out in their countries.