Women’s Communication for Solidarity Erasmus Project

Project Title

Women’s Communication for Solidarity

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building for youth in neighbouring and enlargement countries

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Gender equality / equal opportunities

Project Summary

Young women in the rural areas of the Western Balkans are faced with different forms of discrimination. In rural areas, strong patriarchal values and gender inequality are often dominated. Opportunities for communication, exchange and solidarity between young women from these areas and peers from urban areas of the EU are often poor. Improving specific communication skills and opportunities to learn and share experiences, difficulties and good practices among women from different countries and areas can enhance self-confidence and self-representation of women in rural areas of the WB. The development of assertive and artistic communication skills enables active participation in society, international solidarity and the well-being of young women in the Western Balkans. Increasing the awareness and knowledge of young women about EU policies on social inclusion and women’s rights is also an expected impact of the project.General goal:- Increase the capacity of young women in the rural areas of the Western Balkans to achieve progress in equal opportunities.Specific goals:- Creating international solidarity among young women from rural communities in the Western Balkans and European urban communities through connecting and networking.- Increase the capacity of youth workers to facilitate and support the social communication of young women.- Developed assertive and artistic communication skills of young women to express their opinions and create an active influence in their communities- Increase interest and knowledge among rural women in rural areas on European policies on gender equality and inclusion-The celebration of the International Day of Rural Women in the communities involved in the project is established.The project consisted of 4 main activities:1) Mobility of youth workers – Training “Communication”, Grocka, Serbia.Six youth workers from each partner organization learned and discussed about assertive communication, European solidarity and gender policies. After mobility, they worked on scenarios for making 6 short movies on assertive communication.2) Youth Exchange – Workshop “Solidarity”, Jelsa, Croatia.Five young women from each partner organization discussed in international groups on issues of equality and solidarity and decided on messages and visual solutions of 6 murals that were later painted in their local communities. The theme of the murals is Women’s solidarity.3) Information and awareness campaign in 6 cities, in each partner local communityParticipants were guided by professional visual artists and youth workers in the realization of 6 murals on public walls. Murals were revealed on the UN International Day of Rural Women. In each partner community, a press conference was organized and a public debate was held to promote the mural.4) Final Conference, Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe International Conference “Women’s Communication for Solidarity” consisted of 5 interactive panel discussions and final evaluation.Panel topics at the Conference were:”Women’s rights in rural and urban areas””Solidarity among young women from urban and rural areas””Perspectives of women’s activism today””European Union in the eyes of young women from EU and WB countries””Art and Women’s Activism”Participants: Young women and youth workers working with young women from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and France, especially from rural and suburban areas (at least 2/3 participants). A total of about 100 participants.The main results of the project: six short films on assertive communication (5min.) available on youtube and social networkssix murals (20m2 each) painted on public walls, one in each partner l​ocal community e-publication of the project with texts from the final conference

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 88789 Eur

Project Coordinator

CENTAR ZA KULTURU GROCKA & Country: RS

Project Partners

• TRIM VRBOSKA-UDRUGA ZA PROMICANJE ODRZIVOG RAZVOJA NA OTOKU
• UDRUZENJE ZENA PESCANIK
• GEA – SOCIETA COOPERATIVA SOCIALE
• ASSOCIATION DES AGENCES DE LA DEMOCRATIE LOCALE
• UDRUZENJE AGENCIJA LOKALNE DEMOKRATIJE IZ MOSTARA