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Girls surfing on radio waves

2020-3-AT02-KA105-0028812020Youth mobilityfinalizedGood practice
Countries: AT|DE · Grant: €6,480
Civic engagement / responsible citizenshipGender equality / equal opportunitiesYouth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Objectives

Through the implementation of this project the two partner organisations aimed at raising awareness of the need to include more girls´ and young women´s voices and opinions in public discourse. Their participation in public debate would be facilitated by incapacitating them to produce radio programs for community radio. Thus girls would gain more confidence in speaking openly in public and would be able to speak for themselves about the topics that interest them and not let others speak on their behalf. The more media content, produced for girls and young women by themselves, the more girls would be interested to consume this content and take active part in its production. The main objectives of this project were: Objective 1: to increase the number of quality radio programs aimed at girls and young women from Germany and Austria: the main idea of the project was to provide practical radio trainings to girls and young women from both countries, thus improving their knowledge and skills in the field of radio journalism and audio production. Thus they would be motivated to engage in the production of radio programs aimed at girls more often, or ideally on a regular basis. Objective 2: to promote the involvement of more girls and young women in radio production. By disseminating quality radio shows produced independently by girls and young women, the project partners hoped to attract more girls interested in participating in similar projects in the future and to be involved in radio editorial teams comprised by girls. Objective 3: to facilitate cultural and knowledge exchange among the participants. By participating in workshops and editorial meetings and by being involved in radio production teams, the girls would have the opportunity to learn from each other, share ideas, learn about new cultures and way of living and create cross-border friendships.

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