Project description
The objective of the project is to raise awareness about fundamental values such as freedom, democracy and respect for human rights, in order to foster citizens’ (especially youths) reflection upon causes of totalitarian regimes in Europe’s modern history (Nazism, Fascism, Stalinism) and to commemorate the victims of their crimes.
To reach these objectives the project will follow these stages:
- Creation of an international (online) competition of short movies (5-10 minutes each) on World War I and causes of totalitarian regimes in Europe’s modern history
- Promotion of the competition to inviting youths to join the contest
- Online voting by citizens
- A jury composed by one representative from each partner will chose the best team
- The finalists will attend the International Youth Film- Festival in Bologna.
The winning short movies will be made available to all the partners so that each of them could use them in its ongoing education activities.
The role depends on the profile and capacity of the partner organization. Depending on the final selection of partners and on their profile, some partners may be chosen to be in charge of the organization of specific preparatory activities and/or dissemination events.
Partners searched
Schools, universities, museums, local municipalities, NGOs.
Organisation presentation
YouNet is a NGO focusing on European Citizenship and awareness and international learning mobility. YouNet is based in Bologna and due the history of our region the topic of active European remembrance is crucial to us. YouNet cooperates with the Bologna Municipality, the Emilia-Romagna Region, several schools and museums and institutions specialized in history (i.e. Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società Contemporanea). YouNet staff is composed of 9 full-time employees that speaks fluently English, French and Spanish. Each employee holds at least one Master and the staff team have skills in complementary fields such as: human rights, European studies, European history, culture, project management, ....
YouNet has a strong visibility and dissemination capacity. YouNet main channels are the website (about 9000 unique visitor per months) and the twitter account (over 6000 followers). In addition YouNet closely cooperates with the Bologna Municipality and the Emilia-Romagna Region and has a formal agreement thank to which YouNet projects are promoted in the Municipality and Region institutional channels. YouNet run, in cooperation with the Municipality and the Region, a front office as well as informative activities in local schools were the results could be disseminated creating a mainstreaming effect. YouNet cooperates as well with media partners such as local radios and televisions (i.e. Radio Roxie).
YouNet has moreover comprehensive experience in project management and would assure professional coordination and communication during the implementation of the project. YouNet is leading about 15 European projects per year. The programmes YouNet is more active in are Lifelong Learning Programme, Youth in Action and Europe for Citizens. YouNet developed or has been partner in the following actions: LLP (Leonardo IVT, Leonardo PLM, Erasmus Placement, Grundtvig Learning Partnership, Senior Volunteering, In-Service Training, Assistantship, Comenius Partnership Regio), YiA (action 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2, 3.1,3.2, 4.3 and 5.1), EfC (action 2.3, 4, 1.2.1).
Website: http://www.you-net.eu