Details
Project Reference: 101186343
Programme: Erasmus+
Start date: 01-01-2025
End date: 31-12-2026
Key Action: Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices
Action Type: Capacity Building in the field of Youth
Countries covered: 6
Summary
The project aims to build the capacity of youth organizations to effectively challenge dominant public and media narratives surrounding feminism and feminist issues.
Specific objectives:
- To conduct a comprehensive comparative research study analysing representations of gender, gender-based violence, and feminist issues in mainstream media and popular culture across 6 countries to identify prevalent narratives, stereotypes, and discrepancies.
- To create a network 24 youth workers with competencies to use Newspaper Theatre techniques and Online campaigning in order to challenge dominant negative narratives on feminist issues within their respective societies.
- To increase the level of critical thinking and consumption of media content on feminist issues (focus on gender norms, gender based violence, problematic narratives etc.) for at least 1200 young people
- To conduct an online campaign that promotes an alternative narrative around feminist issues that will reach out to at least 5500 young people (500 young people/country+ 2000 internationally)
First-year
- Kick-off meeting (Lebanon)
- Training course on Gender Issues, Narratives and Newspaper Theatre (4 youth workers from each partner) (Romania)
- Media monitoring and conducting the comparative research phase of media portrayal of gender issues
- Newspaper Theatre Performances aiming to increase the level of critical thinking and consumption of media content (at least 200 young people)
Second year
- Dissemination Events
- Mid-management meeting (Egypt)
- Training course on Changing Narratives and Online Campaigning (Tunisia)
- Preparation and implementation of online campaigning – National and International to promote alternative narratives around feminist issues
- Evaluation process and Final Evaluation Meeting (Madeira)
Coordinator:
ASOCIATIA A.R.T. FUSION – Romania
Partners:
MAAT FOR PEACE, DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS – Egypt
Offbeat – Lebanon
Solidarity is Global Institute – Jordan
TEATRO METAPHORA – ASSOCIACAO DE AMIGOS DAS ARTES – Portugal
WEYOUTH – Tunisia