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Kosovo 2.0 Next Generation Partnerships Since its establishment in 2010 in Pristina, Kosovo, the media organisation Kosovo 2.0 has been publishing and operating in three languages: Albanian, Serbian and English. The mission of the online platform is to reach out to communities in Kosovo and the region, in order to foster dialogue and offer a cross-regional platform for discussion. Over the course of the past eight years, Kosovo 2.0 has gathered an extensive network of contributors from Kosovo, the region and the world.

The platform functions as a space for young people to become active and engaged participants of their societies. Via Kosovo 2.0 online, these young people speak on issues of democratic development, such as good governance, political participation, human rights, anti-discrimination, media responsibility, art

as political commentary, and any other topic they deem important to raise awareness and public discussion on. The online content is produced by continuous contributions from readers, followers, and young writers. Kosovo 2.0 staff also produces editorial content. The combination of Kosovo 2.0 produced articles with those written by online bloggers, journalists and writers has contributed to the publishing of thought-provoking and engaging commentary and stories, as well as toward the online platform as a venue for open and genuine public debate. The majority of readers of the page are in the age group of 20 - 30. - To establish Kosovo 2.0 as a hub that connects critical thinkers across disciplines, areas of interests and fields of work with the aim of contributing toward a more inclusive and participatory democracy; 
 - To rethink and strengthen freedom of information and media as tools of enhancing democracy, based on the basic principles of democracy: accountability, transparency, debate and citizen involvement. 
 - To increase the capacities of youth and offer resources for younger generations to become active and informed participants of their communities; 
 - To reinvigorate the media landscape in Kosovo through debates, workshops, trainings, speaker programs, and use different media formats that foster interaction between the public, local young journalists, local experts and international information sources; 
 - To establish Kosovo 2.0 as a regional actor, which connects our societies through networks, media production and exchanges; 
 - To trigger and foster public debate around neglected and underrepresented issues, in order to influence social behavior and policy making around those issues; 
 - To challenge mainstream and traditional gender roles and narratives, expose human rights violations, discriminatory behaviors in society, and advocate for an inclusive and integrated society; 
 - To introduce, diversify and expand journalistic production by embracing a more multimedia approach to content; 
 - To consolidate the foundation for establishing the organization’s long-term sustainability.
Protesis 20-20 Diverse body - Broken body a project Memoria de las Artes Escénicas Protesis 20-20 Project brings 15 young artists together to reflect on LGBTQ, gender and sexuality issues in Costa Rica. Through various mediums such as performance, sound and image, the project aims to invite young artists to reflect on the politics of body and sexual identity and to share their artistic production in public spaces of San Jose. In 2018, Costa Rica has gone through turbulent elections with two opposing candidates that reflect the polarization in the society. Although the conservative candidate Carlos Alvarado lost the elections, the public opinion still remains conservative and influenced by Roman Catholic Church. A considerable part of the society still thinks that abortion is ‘’murder’’ and homosexuality is ‘’curable’’. Introduction of new regulations like legalizing same sex marriage in March 2020 or the right of trans people to identity are causing tensions in the Costa Rican society that reveals this polarization. Structural changes still need to be addressed on a social level. ++Outputs:++

§ 15 artists between ages 18-30, women and men are equally chosen (7-8 or 8-7 of them are women and men)

§ The project will take place in 3 parts; Rebeldia, Escandalo and Comunion

§ Rebeldia: 6 weeks of preparation and 1 day public presentation with all artists

§ Escandalo: 8 weeks of preparation and 1 day public presentation with all artists

§ Comunion: 8 weeks of preparation. 8 days of presentation in an exhibition space; duration of performances 5 minutes – 20 audience in each – frequency: every 15 minutes and 8 activations per day 

++Outcomes:++

§ to provide space for young artists to reflect on social issues, particularly on diversity and inclusion. 

§ to artistically intervene in public spaces and to evaluate public reaction on diversity and inclusion 

§ to trigger discussions on discourses of body, gender, diversity and LGBTQ rights

++Impact:++

§ to generate respect for diversity and for the inclusion of different social, ethnic and economic groups 

§ to increase awareness by proposing alternative narratives in a polarized society 

§ to contribute in the social changes as a result of new regulations like legalization of same sex marriage in March 2020 and the introduction of therapeutic abortion. 15 young artists
Music In Africa Foundation Prince Claus Fund Network Partners The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) started in 2011, and registered in 2014 as a non-profit organisation. It is a Pan-African organisation whose membership base consists mainly of music professionals, organisations and businesses who are actively involved in the African music sector. Their Management Board has representation from six counties: Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda and Germany. The organisation’s head office is in Johannesburg, South Africa with four regional offices in Kenya, DRC, Nigeria and Senegal. The network related project will be ACCES, the Music In Africa Conference for Collaboration, Exchange and Showcases which will specifically address the marginalisation of women in music. ACCES** (**The Music In Africa Conference for Collaboration, Exchange and Showcases) is designed to stimulate growth in the African music sector by providing innovative ways for stakeholders to network, exchange ideas, cooperate, promote musical works, discover new talent, learn and contribute to shaping informed policies that protect the interests of musicians. ACCES was launched in 2017 and is held in a different African city every year.
Art, Culture and Feminism: Creative Proposals to Disarm Machista Imaginaries A project by LatFem The project, proposed by feminist journalism organization LatFem, is composed of four parts, a musical project, a series of workshops for young people, the production of a book of feminist comics and interviews and a one-day festival. The project aims to promote feminist imagery and ideas in Latin America and to encourage the participation of women, lesbians and trans people in cultural spaces. Feminism in the Argentinian context is vibrant and intersectional, engaged with pushing back against neoliberal policies that are impacting women’s health services as well as the macho ideals that contribute to a high level of violence against women.  In 2015 the ‘Ni Una Menos’ movement triggered many powerful organisations of women in Argentina. Since then, feminist journalism emerged and continues to be a popular means of promoting mobilization on gender rights. Considering the current political climate in Argentina and recent case of abortion-rights demonstrations in 2018, women’s rights continue to be a subject of debate in the country. _++Outputs:++_

· One album of music based on women’s and LGBT experiences, made available for free download.

· Three cycles of four workshops per cycle, with no more than 15 participants in each.

· One book of feminist comics created by at least ten writers recruited through an open call.

· One edition of the feminist arts festival Mala Reputación (Bad Reputation) at which the work produced will be promoted.

_++Outcomes:++_

- Increased political awareness and capacity for self-expression among the participants, particularly young female artists aged 16-30.
- More inclusive participation in arts, involving artists and activists from different parts of Argentina.

_++Impact:++_

· Counteracting the influence of macho imaginaries in Argentina.

· Strengthening the community and increasing the visibility and participation of young woman and LGBT+ people in art of different media. activists and artists, people between the ages of 16 and 30
If We Vanish a project by Nikhil Nagaraj The project aims to create a sound installation as a result of 3D sound recordings made in several locations of India. The recordings will be done in environments that are ecologically relatively untouched and diverse; the applicant states that the locations they have selected are the six quietest places in India. The project is a critique on the overwhelming levels of noise pollution that is threatening the health of humans in urban spheres as well as causing ecological imbalance. According to the World Health Organization, 45 decibels of sound is considered the ideal level for noise levels in cities. But in large cities of India, sound measurement levels are generally more than 90 decibel. Noise pollution can have serious effects on human health such as high stress levels, anxiety, sleeping disturbance and hearing loss – and has even been identified as leading to a decrease in life expectancy. Increasing population, transportation vehicles, constructions, festivals and firecrackers are among the main reasons of the noise pollution in India. Delhi is considered as one of the loudest cities in the world and ‘’participants [of the WHO study] in Delhi recorded the highest average hearing loss – equivalent to someone 19.34 years older than them.’’ The Indian government is taking measures to prevent noise pollution by banning loud speakers after 10 pm, however enforcement of laws still remain weak. Outputs

	3D sound recordings of 6 locations in India

	1 darkroom for the immersive sound installations

	1 information room installation

	At least 4 installations/exhibitions of the work in Indian cities – 800 people

	Immersive yoga events – 50 people

	Social media output 

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Outcomes

	creating awareness of noise pollution and its impact on society and environment

	to point out the urgency of protecting natural soundscapes and environment

	allow people to experience the positive influence of naturally quiet places on health and well-being

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Impact

The project intends to create understanding of how much noise pollution there is, and draw attention to this less well-known consequence of human interference. 

​ people from all ages, school classes, eco conscious people, people affected by noise, music enthusiasts
The Chorography of the Euphrates a project by Tamara Abdul Hadi and Roi Saade With this project the photographers Tamara Abdul Hadi and Roi Saade aim to document the effect of drought on the Marshlands between the Euphrates and Tigris in Iraq. These agricultural lands, which have been tilled for centuries, are under threat from climate change, exacerbated by the building of dams in Turkey. This project, which will document and map the area and its people, aims to raise awareness and showcase how local communities are affected by the environmental change in the region. The Marshlands of Iraq, a region that has been agriculturally productive for centuries, are situated in between the main rivers of Tigris and Euphrates. The farm lands are naturally fertilized by the floods that happen seasonally, however, nowadays the riverbanks are facing droughts which put the agricultural areas and the people that rely on them at risk. The general director of Nature Iraq Azzam Alwash explains the importance of floods with these words: ‘_Quite literally, the soil of the sedimentary plane of southern Iraq came from the mountains and sedimented in the south forming the land that we inhabit. The waters of the Tigris and Euphrates flow to make southern Iraq/Mesopotamia the Garden of Eden in the middle of a barren desert. The annual floods create the marshlands and these floods heal the farm lands as the flood waters absorb the salts that accumulate from the evaporation of and deposit a new layer of silts and clays laden with minerals from the mountains and thus the Sumerian farmers never needed fertilization as nature took care of that_.’ Today the water shortage caused by the dams in Turkey and Iran cause severe damage on agriculture and on the natural cycle of the region. Outputs

 Exhibition - expected reach 2000 people

 Publication - expected reach 2000 people

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Outcomes

 Visual documentation of the environmental effects on the region

 Giving the effected communities the opportunity to tell their tale

 Raising awareness of the situation the region is facing, and helping environmental NGOs get attention for this issue

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Impact

The ultimate goal of this project is to encourage governments and communities to take action against the environmental degeneration of the area.

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​ communities on the river banks of Tigris and Euphrates
Culto às Punannys a project by Cássia Sabino de Souza Culto às Punannys is a travelling artistic platform that celebrates the power of black women though music created in the African diaspora. Within this theme visual, sounds and written materials will be produced. The aim of the project is to create space for young black women to collectively reflect on the construction of the identity, aesthetics, sound and sexuality of female and black bodies. Throughout history black bodies have been targets for violence, vilification and stereotyping. Stereotypical depictions of black women abound. Brazil has a long history of the marginalisation and targeting of black people, and black women are subject to high rates of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. In the mainstream media and popular culture there is very little space for subjective representations of young black women that are not framed by racist undertones. In the context of Brazil having Black women holding protagonist roles in narratives and experiences that tell their own true story is still not a common phenomenon – this project intends to counter that. ++Outputs++ 

Two-day immersive platform in 4 cities

20 participants per two-day session

++Outcomes++ 

To contribute to the identity and aesthetic empowerment of the participants

Inspire young black women to explore their creativity

Research the way in which identity construction happens for young black women in different parts of Brazil. young black women
Africulturban Next Generation Partnerships Africulturban, founded in 2006 in Pikine, a suburb of Dakar, Senegal, builds on a culture of activism in the Senegalese hip-hop scene that started with Y’en a Marre, who received the PCF award in 2015. Africulturban started with solidarity concerts to raise money for victims of flooding but soon established a solid base and developed their work. Now they focus on using alternative education and music to engage young people in society and community and work to promote the development and dissemination of urban culture through artistic events (festivals, education programmes, exchanges and more). The organisation was born out of a vision of creating sustainable and home-grown options for young people in the banlieues – the sprawling suburbs where school drop-out and unemployment rates are high.

Since their inception they have worked closely with a large community of young people involved in the hip-hop scene in Senegal. The scene is prolific in the region, and in Senegal in particular, and has an ingrained social and political element to it. Flow Up, a festival organised by Africulturban to discover, produce, promote and disseminate young artists, had more than 1000 applications from hip-hop collectives for the last edition. Another of their main activities is the Urban Women Week, which is the first female hip-hop festival in West Africa. The project aims to strengthen the presence and capacity of women in the field of urban cultures through frameworks of expressions as well as professional training in leadership and entrepreneurial skills. ++Objectives Defined by the Partner++: 

- Participate in or anticipate the concentration of a growing business sector (ensuring the survival of hip-hop festivals from which collaborative synergies such as the urban platform). 

- Achieve a critical size that allows us to compete in a market. Acquire new market shares: geographical diversification in a territory of influence or a new territory (Assalamalekoum Discovery, Assalamalekoum Abroad).

- Appropriate a product or service innovation (Production label, advertising service, local and international consultation).

- Diversify our skills or activities (train our members and build human capital).

Regarding the financing, we are working to diversify our partners by remaining focused on the objectives that concern us, and above all, remain linked to our area of expertise, namely urban cultures focused on sustainable and human development. This allows us to gain even more funds in the relevance of our action-project.
Languages of indigestion: Laboratory of counter-pedagogies and visual resistances CIPEI. Permanent Circle of Independent Studies ‘Languages of indigestion: Laboratory of counter-pedagogies and visual resistances.’ is a project by Permanent Circle of Independent Studies (CIPEI), based in Mexico. The project, taking place in various art institutions in Mexico City (Iztapalapa neighbourhood) and Rio de Janeiro (Santa Marta neighbourhood), aims to develop artistic tools with which a young generation can resist stigmatization by gender, race, class and sexual orientation. Young artists facing such stigmatization will be involved in both the production as well as the artistic diffusion and analysis. The project includes research, seminars, the creation of fanzines, actions in the public space and a final publication. Mexico and Brazil are countries with widely spread racial mixing and also those with the largest Afro-descendant and indigenous populations in the continent. Racial inequalities have been quite invisible in the context of Latin America throughout the twentieth century. This project aims to address the phenomenon of racism discourses coming from the present governments of Mexico and Brazil. It also aims to respond to stigmatization by gender or class. _++Outputs:++_

· Field research. 

· 8 Seminar sessions with invited artists 

· Realization of Fanzines (6 fanzines. One each two months)

· Bi-monthly actions in the public space. 

· Final publication.

_++Outcomes:++_

· Empowered, more visible young artists in Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro, vocal and equipped to resist stigmatization by gender, race or class through art in the public space.

_++Impact:++_

· More public awareness and acceptance of differences / promotion of alternative narratives through art. young people stigmatized by their gender, race, class and sexual orientation
In the Light of Change a project by Elwely Vall In the light of Change is a photo-documentary project by young photographer Elwely Vall intended to show how climate change has affected the people of Mauritania. He will engage closely with the communities, invest time with families in their homes and on the streets, explore their relationship to their environment and to nature thus revealing their struggle to live through the present situation. To this purpose he intends to cover the Brakena region, ASSABA region, Tagent, and the Western and Eastern Basin in Mauritania. The most obvious effects of climate change on the land ecosystem in Mauritania is desertification and its consequences. The loss of biodiversity is predicted to have serious impacts on livelihoods and economic development. Three-quarters of the Mauritanian territory is covered by Saharan desert, and the remaining one quarter is a Sahelian zone. Mauritania is therefore one of the countries that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and desertification. Outputs

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 Exhibitions in Mauritania (also in the open air) and abroad

 A book

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Outcomes

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 Promoting the Photo and the stories of the project globally by social media: Instagram and Facebook, Tedx thus shining more light on Mauritania in the context of climate change from the inside.

 Because Mauritania is not well known globally, the project might raise attention to the country, which, besides the current desertification problem also still witnesses a wide practice of (modern day) slavery in the country.

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​ general public
Developing an Emergency Management & Disaster Preparedness Plan for the Heritage Institutions in Suriname a project by the National Archives of Suriname The National Archives of Suriname, under the direction of Rita Tjien Fooh, initiates the development of emergency management and disaster preparedness plans and capacity of twenty heritage institutions in Suriname, including some of the most important archives, libraries, museums and sites of the country. Representatives of the government, the Civil Protection Service and the Red Cross are also participating in this effort. During a 5-day training a total 40-45 experts will learn basic response and salvage techniques, and will acquire an understanding in ways to minimize potential damage after disaster. The concrete outcome of the training will be a developed emergency management and disaster preparedness plan for each institution. Besides, the project will strengthen the cultural (first aid) network in the country. The network is monitored by the National Archives, and stimulated by annual follow-up meetings, check-ups and exercises. Activities:

· Meeting with all stakeholders of the 20 institutions, civil protection service, and government to identify the needs and priorities for training, and to discuss follow-up activities.

· 5-day training for 40-45 participants, including risk assessment, salvage and recovery techniques, and the development of disaster management and mitigation plans. Theoretical lectures combined with on-site hands-on exercises (risk analysis; damage assessment).

· Follow-up meetings and regular check-ups with all institutions led by the team of the National Archives.
The Wangduechhoeling Palace A project by The Bhutan Foundation The Buddhist country of Bhutan has undergone great changes in the last couple of years when adopting Western ways of modern life. At the same time, there are different initiatives to preserve the country’s rich culture. In 2012, Bhutan nominated eight sites for the World Heritage List, among them the Wangduephodrang Dzong (fortress-monastery) which burnt down before a decision could be taken by UNESCO. Fire is a common threat to houses as well as cultural heritage buildings.

The Wangduechhoeling Palace in Bumthang, built in 1857, is a classic example of nineteenth-century Bhutanese architecture. The palace became the seat of national power in the early twentieth century until it lost this function in 1960. Since then, the palace has been neglected although it is still defined as one of the most important historical monuments in the country as it is considered to be the birthplace of Bhutan’s monarchy. In 2015, the Bhutan Foundation started major restoration work for the Palace, in collaboration with the Royal Government of Bhutan and in close consultation with the local government in Bumthang, and the community members of Wangduechhoeling village. These measures are financially supported by WMF and the US Ambassadors Fund. The risk of fire is high as no fire and security system is in place in the Palace. After discussion with local experts, the applicant proposes to install a fire mitigation and firefighting system adapted to the needs on site. 1) Design for fire mitigation and firefighting system based on site analysis and technology available

2) Supply and installation of fire hydrant system

3) Final Inspection and commissioning works