The project in summary
Encourage youths to reflect on different issues, to seek solutions and raise their awareness through artistic creations, including theatre, dance and visual arts in Bolivia.
The project in detail
- 58 youths created and performed plays and theatre-dance shows;
- 450 youths were involved in the production of 39 short films and in the organization of 9 film clubs;
- 800 young beneficiaries of socio-cultural centres;
- 15 socio-cultural mediators.
In particular, in 2015-2016, the youths involved in the project created:
- 8 plays and theatre-dance shows that were performed 50 times for 1000 people;
- 39 short films and 575 screenings for 12’100 people;
- 40 radio programmes broadcasted by 15 radio stations;
- 46 workshops organized by 8 socio-cultural centres for 800 youths.
Between 2015- 2016, LanzArte organized two national meetings in Sucre and Yotala, 7 regional meetings in Cochabamba, Huanuni, Yotala, Tarabuco, Llalagua and Potosí during which 695 young beneficiaries of the project had the chance to meet and exchange ideas. In addition, the 15 socio-cultural mediators involved in managing the project and the journalists employed by the radios involved participated in training offered by Solidar Suisse, PADEM (Programa de Apoyo a la Democracia Municipal) and the Faculty of Social Communication at San Francisco Xavier University. Finally, after witnessing the benefits of LanzArte, five municipalities decided to include its activities in the municipal budget.
Founded in 1936 as part of Solidar European network, the association operates in poor and emerging countries to promote dignified working conditions, democratic participation and respect for human rights. In all its operations, Solidar Suisse acts as a development partner, working to improve the living conditions of disadvantaged populations alongside local organizations and in collaboration with over 50 development agencies and NGOs.
Website
http://www.solidar-suiza.org.bo/lanzarte.php
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