Beyond the Frame

Grantee: AMAKA
Call: 2nd Call: Protecting and promoting human rights, democracy, and equality by empowering vulnerable groups.
Project Duration: 12 months
Budget: 29,567.31€
Grant size: Small-scale project
Country: Greece
Location: Athens

The project aims to prevent youth violence and strengthen social cohesion, with an emphasis on the active participation of young people, personal empowerment and the creation of channels of expression and dialogue within their communities. The project aims to empower young people to express their experiences, critically observe their community, and cultivate empathy, political awareness and resilience through photography, storytelling and dialogue. To achieve these goals, experiential photography and storytelling workshops, guided photographic expeditions, playback theatre, thematic meetings with the community, public exhibitions, and reflection and sustainability activities will be implemented.

Target groups:

  • High school students aged 12-18 who live or study in areas with high rates of social exclusion, poverty or belong to vulnerable social groups.
  • Educators, parents and community professionals.


Funded by the European Union.
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