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United Against Domestic Violence

2022-1-NL02-KA152-YOU-0000675512022Mobility of young peoplefinalized
Countries: NL|TR|EL|ES|UA · Grant: €33,746
Creativity, arts and cultureHuman rights and rule of lawDevelopment of disadvantaged rural and urban areas

Objectives

This Youth Exchange aimed at raising awareness about Domestic Violence through Theater and Performing Arts, as well as providing young people with transformative tools to act upon this matter in their communities. The participants worked together with the use of non-formal education to achieve the following specific objectives of the project: => Raised awareness and formed an understanding about domestic violence among 37 young people involved in the YE, as well as the local community where the project took place and local communities of the participants through means of Performing arts (reaching 1000+ persons). => The group of 37 participants created an understanding of mechanisms and forms of domestic violence, as well as got informed about how young people can protect their rights and help others in everyday life. Perspectives from different countries were shared, and participants formed an understanding of the transnational dimension of domestic violence. The project provided a space to exchange, share, and communicate differences. => Reinforced cooperation between partner organizations and engaged youth in creating 2+ other youth exchanges after getting involved in this one. => Implemented 8+ performances locally to raise awareness about domestic violence in the communities of the participants. This project formed a base for young people to spread gained knowledge beyond this project: they learned creative tools and designed their own performances to implement locally. The results of this project went beyond awareness and competencies gained by the participating youth and manifested through the following stages: Preparation: During this stage, an online campaign was run to bring together stories of domestic violence from youth in their communities. Online channels were created where stories could be shared anonymously by youth involved in this project. The main activity: Youth came together to share, exchange, and master their competences on the topic, as well as develop performances to share stories of domestic violence from their communities with a wider public. After the YE: Participants returned to their countries and communities to implement the performances involving their peers and create spaces for dialogue and sharing knowledge about domestic violence.

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