The project is directed to provide wide awareness rising and public communication activities using social networks in local communities of national minorities, it aims at helping civil society to become an effective force for political participation and defense of human rights, the main objective of the project – is development of national minorities communities by help of active citizens. The citizen journalism will be an instrument
What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?
Describe the specific community with whom you will be working.
What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?
This project will organize the practice of discussion to improve dialogue and networking between active citizens, civil society organizations and decision-makers using social networks in of national minority’s communities. Such activity will develop democratic initiatives on local level. The project aims to mobilize and empower active citizens especially youth in of national minority’s communities by help of social networks.
What technologies and digital tools do you plan to use in the trainings?
Describe the connections that you or your organization have already established that will contribute to the success of the project.
Belogorsk regional organisation “Fund of communities” is a main applicant
1) TV and Radio Company “TAV-DAIR” will give informational support for the project (24 radio programs about the project);
2) Crimean Tatars “PEN-club” will give human and technical resources
How many participants do you think will be involved in your project?
1) A few tens of active citizens have educated distance e-course “Citizen journalism”.
30 best participants of e-course “Citizen journalism” took part in the seminar “Awareness raising and public communication activities using social networks”.
2) A few tens of local community awareness groups of national minority’s communities are created in social networks.
Besides the microgrant funding, what other resources and support are you seeking for your project to ensure its success?
To get opportunity to use the platform where applicants can publicly share their ideas with the broader community.
Organization
Belogorsk regional organisation “Fund of communities”
