Deadline: 01-Sep-2025
Are you a cultural worker, artist, or human rights advocate who believes in the power of stories to challenge injustice? Do you want to use creative tools to amplify minority voices in Egypt? This training is for you.
The training is designed to strengthen the capacity of individuals and organizations working at the intersection of culture and human rights. It builds on foundational knowledge of minority rights, intersectionality, and project design, while focusing specifically on the power of culture, art, media, and technology as tools for advocacy. The training explores how cultural narratives can be reclaimed to resist exclusion and marginalization.
The aims of the training are to recognize and address discriminatory patterns in cultural production, build critical and reflective cultural advocacy initiatives rooted in lived realities, use creative expression and digital tools to support inclusive narratives and influence public discourse, and link cultural work with broader human rights efforts, including economic empowerment and collective memory.
The training combines theoretical reflection with practical application, equipping participants with the skills, frameworks, and confidence to design cultural advocacy projects in their own communities and organizations. Participants will learn how to analyze dominant representations, challenge symbolic erasure, and develop creative strategies to amplify the voices and lived experiences of minority communities.
This training is intended for everyone, but priority will be granted to individuals working or volunteering with cultural organizations, initiatives, or collectives in Egypt. This includes artists, creatives, cultural managers, and digital content creators; community leaders, educators, and practitioners using storytelling, media, or visual culture; activists and defenders working at the intersection of minority rights and cultural expression; and applicants who are motivated to build advocacy projects using cultural tools and frameworks, including digital tools. The eligibility criteria state that applicants must be based in Egypt, work or volunteer with a cultural organization, platform, or initiative, demonstrate a commitment to minority rights and/or cultural justice, be available to participate in the full training cycle, and submit a project idea as part of the application.
The course will be delivered online over eight weeks and includes self-paced modules on Minority Rights and Intersectionality, Cultural Advocacy, Project Design and Management, and Project Development. Participants will refine a cultural advocacy project idea with support from trainers and will leave with a clear, developed advocacy concept. Interactive components such as webinars, expert talks, case studies, group discussions, and collaborative exercises will be used.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to analyze how culture, media, and technology contribute to discrimination or advocacy, apply intersectional frameworks to cultural work with minority communities, use tools such as storytelling, digital art, performance, or visual narratives for advocacy, design creative, community-rooted advocacy initiatives, and strengthen project management and implementation skills for cultural action. Participants will also gain practical tools to build cultural advocacy initiatives, knowledge and skills on how to approach minority topics from a cultural perspective, access to expert trainers and real-life case studies, personalized feedback on their project idea, opportunities to apply for small grants from Minority Rights Group, a certificate of completion from Minority Rights Group, and a space to connect with other creatives, activists, and organizations across Egypt. To apply, please submit a completed application form and an updated CV. The applications closes on 1 September 2025.
For more information, visit MRG.
