Speaking of Myself – Empowerment and Networking for Better Inclusion across Regions
At the center of the project „Speaking of Myself – Empowerment and Networking for Better Inclusion across Regions“ is the empowerment of vulnerable children and their families in several regions of Georgia and Armenia.
Through innovative educational offers the kids develop their self-confidence and social competences. They learn how to use communication tools and social media and develop their capacities to articulate themselves and their point of view. Apart from child-led media work, the project focuses on drama education and “Oral History” as methods to make the experiences of – amongst others national minorities – visible. The children and youth are enabled to actively participate in society, demand their rights and develop their full potential.
The project is based on the successful implementation and results of previous projects: “Common Kids” (2011–2013) and “CHILD” (2013-2015). In the course of these projects the communal inclusion of vulnerable children and their families could be improved significantly with community based activities and educational offers („community clubs“) and the creation of structures and cooperation with public institutions (schools, communities, ministries) in selected target regions in Armenia and Georgia.
“Speaking of Myself“ is co-funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation and Open Society Foundations’Education Support Programmeand carried out by 5 local partner organisations (Union Beryllus, Liberta und Society Biliki in Georgiensowie Bridge of Hope und Orran in Armenien).
Project duration;July 2015-October 2017