This project aims to: - Build a strong and lasting partnership between participating organizations, fostering a sustainable European network focused on participatory youth arts. - Promote meaningful dialogue between organizations across the Balkans, Western, Eastern, and Central Europe. - Exchange expertise in the field of participatory arts, especially involving minority groups such as Roma and refugees. - Develop a practical manual detailing participatory creative methodologies with and by young people. - Encourage a spirit of solidarity and connection between Roma and non-Roma communities. - Facilitate learning processes on organizational, creative, and reflective levels within a European framework. - Broaden perspectives of participants and youth workers, helping to combat prejudice against marginalized groups. - Empower minority groups by strengthening their position and visibility. - Contribute to the development of a shared European value base.
Through the European Caravan Network, we united 8 organizations from 6 countries to continue the participatory youth work initiated by Madam Fortuna between 2015–2021. There was a strong need to build a transnational network focused on social cohesion through artistic and creative processes. We aim to share expertise in participatory arts and foster a society where young people from diverse ethnic backgrounds meet and step outside their comfort zones. Our goal is to empower minority groups, including Roma and refugees, by providing opportunities for participation. We approach super-diversity proactively, encouraging youth to engage in creative processes, develop themselves, and share their lived experiences. We strive to build bridges between communities and individuals, especially the most vulnerable. Our method is sustainable and rooted in care. We use art as a tool to turn young people into active citizens—empowered to speak up and fully express themselves, but also to listen to one another, and engage in joint action.