Deadline: 9-Feb-21
Kosovo 2.0 (K2.0) has announced a call for passionate young changemakers to apply with group art projects that aim to constructively challenge established narratives in the community around gender, religion, race and ethnicity.
The call is part of the Lokomotiva Program, which seeks to encourage critical thinking and inspire activism related to the aforementioned issues.
Aspiring applicants should create groups of three to four people and come up with projects that make use of diverse media formats — such as photography, video, text-writing and publication, art performances, music, online tools for creative expression — to achieve social change.
Objectives
- To encourage educational institutions to plant flowers every spring and fall in their yards through a public awareness campaign;
- To have the relevant institutions install air quality monitors in every municipality in order to inform the public as correctly as possible about the level of pollution.”
Funding Information
- Through seed funding — up to 1000 euros per group — the selected groups will be supported to design their initiatives/interventions in their chosen areas, within their communities.
Eligibility Criteria
Kosovo 2.0 is looking forward with excitement to having you join the Lokomotiva if you are:
- Age 18 to 24;
- Living in Kosovo;
- Committed to your proposed initiative;
- Willing to critically challenge pejorative narratives around gender, ethnicity, religion and race;
- Looking forward to working closely with peers;
- Open to new ideas and opinions, and willing to work toward their fruition;
- Able to design and implement initiatives that have direct impact on gender, ethnicity, religion and race in your community.
Important Documents
- Contracts – When the implementation of the initiatives commences, all participants will sign contracts with Kosovo 2.0 for the duration of their execution. Because every participant will receive a grant, these contracts will specify the methods of reporting, grant utilization and other details defined by Kosovo 2.0;
- In order to sign the contract, every participant needs to offer a copy of their ID card or another identification document and a copy of their bank account. The other part of the process will be arranged with Kosovo 2.0’s finance team.
For more information, visit https://kosovotwopointzero.com/en/call-for-applications-lokomotiva-2-0-youth-led-initiatives/