ABOUT US

Empowering vulnerable communities through participatory arts and social innovation for a more inclusive and sustainable world

Our vision

Our vision is to build and shape a serene, sustainable and inclusive collective present and future, both on our Earth and in our societies. We aspire to bridge gaps of prejudice through art and culture and awaken our collective consciousness to the identity that unites us as a global human community, beyond our socio-cultural diversities.

Our mission

We are empowering vulnerable communities, especially women and youth with forced migration backgrounds in Athens and indigenous people outside Europe, through participatory artistic workshops with a unique ethno-psychology approach. We facilitate their well being and integration through cultural and social innovation by giving them a voice and letting them decide for their future.

We aspire to mobilize the rest of society so that we take action united for a more inclusive sustainable world. Therefore we raise awareness with our participatory artistic productions (interdisciplinary site-specific performance, cross-media platforms, video-dance, documentary films, VR / AR films, installations), cultural and educational events, aiming at promoting intercultural dialogue, social and climate justice.

Through art, social and digital innovation, platforms and apps, we promote solidarity, inclusivity and environmental sustainability and move forward united.

How we do it

Community engagement – Capacity building

We empower people with forced migration experiences (mainly young and women refugees in Athens), and indigenous people abroad, to regain hope and self-esteem, to become actors of their changes. Participants experience art therapy with a unique ethno-psychology approach, allowing them to heal, express and connect with the rest of society. We also technically and financially support emerging artists inclusively (refugees, migrants, 2nd generation) as they collaborate in our productions and events, and we showcase their work digitally on our platform.

Their cultural engagement in a variety of artistic expressions, through multidisciplinary workshops of video, documentary, VR Film, dance, video-dance, sound/music, photography, poetry, inspire a unique storytelling in the cultural outcomes we produce with their participation.

Artistic productions – Cultural events

Inclusively we produce films, cultural and artistic works, arising from our participatory workshops with vulnerable groups, which we integrate into our campaigns, festivals, cultural and educational events, to promote intercultural dialogue, human rights and environmental sustainability.

We produce award-winning social documentary films, VR / AR Films, installations, video-dance, interdisciplinary site-specific performance, concerts, interactive cross-media platforms and other interdisciplinary projects, with recognized value in the field of culture as well. We promote solidarity and social change through cultural events that foster inclusion. Our various platforms allow for exchanges between socially or culturally diverse people through different forms of communication and artistic expressions.

Social innovation

Using social and digital innovation, we develop interactive cross-media projects, platforms, and apps that unite vulnerable communities with the rest of society, promoting solidarity and inclusive social and environmental change.

We believe in the immediacy of technology in designing and accelerating solutions with the highest social and environmental impact – particularly through social entrepreneurship and social innovation. We are designing and developing digital platforms that promote environmental sustainability and support vulnerable groups, such as refugees, indigenous communities, and emerging artists.

What we do

PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

We design and implement projects that help people develop attitudes and skills and acquire knowledge that allows them to make decisions based on their own benefit and that of others, and to put those decisions into practice. At the grassroots level, we accompany the communities in the implementation of their sustainable visions that aim social change, social inclusion, and fight against poverty and injustice.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING

We create Participatory Video workshops especially for vulnerable groups (women and youth refugees or indigenous and impoverished populations). At an individual level participants regain some of their dignity, self-esteem and freedom.
As community development tools, they engage and empower vulnerable communities to take the collective action they wish. With their participation, we also create various cultural events that are open to a wider audience.

PROMOTE INCLUSIVE ACTIVE CITYZENSHIP

WE TAKE ACTION
FOR A BETTER FUTURE

We partner with whomever feels concerned with improving our daily lives, to take action for our wider community’s benefit and our environment. We call for joint action the vulnerable empowered communities we have worked with (refugees, women, youth, etc…) and active citizens from the wider society, to volunteer and collaborate, united, for a greater cause. Social inclusion in action!

TRAINING & WORKSHOPS

PARTICIPATORY VIDEO
CREATIVE HUBS

We organise ad hoc Participatory Video workshops for any community or organization (non profit, public, private) to reach co-designed objectives. We also create inclusive training labs, open to anyone regardless of their origin/background. From storyline, to filming, to post production, we offer tools to filmmaking, focusing on “social content that matters”. Our aim is to develop creative hubs that share common “media languages”.

DIGITAL INTERACTIVE CROSS-MEDIA PLATFORMS

SOCIAL INNOVATION
FOR SOLIDARITY & SOCIAL CHANGE

We create interactive cross-media platforms that increase audience engagement and social impact, by applying design thinking for social innovation, solidarity and positive change. The audience is encouraged to interact both with the content and other users, creating a unique social changing connection with the vulnerable community. Depending on needs and objectives, the potential of such platforms is immense!

INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

ICH

We contribute in the study, diffusion, conservation and revitalization of cultural heritage and specially of intangible cultural heritage. We facilitate the collaboration between institutions, experts, NGOs, bearers, and any other relevant social partner.
We provide: Inventories of intangible cultural heritage; Safeguarding plans and specific studies; Consulting; Diffusion activities/materials; Promotion of sustainable development strategies that include cultural heritage

CAMPAIGNS

CULTURAL DIVERSITY
INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

We create raising awareness campaigns on cross-cultural understanding and human rights, by producing audiovisuals (VR, documentaries, spots), media, social innovative and cultural events - festivals. We foster social inclusion, by allowing socially or culturally diverse people to meet and exchange during our live events or through various platforms and artistic expressions.