A co-production that brought together young people from nine countries and three continents to share their mobility experiences through digital storytelling.
THE PROJECT
Using digital stories to validate and cross-reference work and study experiences abroad was the focus of this project, funded by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ program. The project, represented by Media Shots in Portugal, brought together partner organizations from Italy, the United States of America, South Africa, Brazil, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
The objective was to encourage the widespread sharing of both formal and non-formal lessons learned during mobility experiences, with the goal of enhancing them and strengthening the civic participation of young people, both within and outside the European area.
The project’s YouTube channel already hosts more than 100 digital stories narrated in the first person by the young protagonists. These stories speak by themselves.
In Portugal, Media Shots conducted two workshops
Many participants embarked on a very ‘serious’ and ‘honest’ journey into their past and, through reflection, discovered tangible changes in their lives stemming from their mobility experiences.
One Story from Joa-Anna
One story from Klara
One story from Sarah
One story from Teresa
workshop participants said
"Step outside, give it a try, and assess it in the end. You'll be enriched both on the inside and the outside!"
"I came to this workshop with the intention of reflecting on what I had learned professionally, but I ended up reflecting on something much deeper: my identity."
"It was important for me to explore some video editing techniques that will be important in the work I want to do."
"In the end, we were all far more bonded."
"Being together was great and allowed us to grow!"
"I gained a new perspective of the world through the stories of others."