Digity Roma is an innovative project designed to provide Roma adults with the appropriate upskilling pathways to enhance their political & democratic participation as well as civic engagement. Moreover, Digity Roma aims to raise the professional capacities of adult educators and other personnel working with Roma adult learners, especially as for equipping them with digital storytelling method that will help them organize activities that are specifically addressing the needs of Roma in terms of civic engagement, democratic participation, and social inclusion. Last but not least, the project aims to promote ICT uptake amongst Roma adults fostering democratic participation of Roma adults.
The main activities of Digity Roma include the:
- Design and piloting of an Open Educational Resources (OER) capacity building programme tailored to the civic knowledge and digital skill gaps of Roma adults
- Design and develop a Manual for Adult educators on How to organise Digital Storytelling trainings with Roma, as a tool for enhancing civic engagement and democratic participation of Roma.
- Piloting the local training with Roma learners
- Dissemination campaign & exploitation activities.
Within this context, the main objectives of the Digity Roma project are:
- to enhance skills & capacities of at least 60 Roma adults in terms of civic education for democratic participation through the OER course platform and mobile app.
- To develop and promote 10 role-models’ videos for Roma civic engagement and democratic participation.
- to train at least 12 formal and non-formal Adult Educators in using Digital Storytelling as a tool for enhancing civic engagement and participation of Roma adults.
- to train and develop the Digital Storytelling skills of at least 25 Roma community members from all partner countries on using Digital Storytelling as a method of civic education and participation.
- to develop 10 Digital Storytelling activities/Digital Stories overall for addressing Roma challenges and point of view of civic engagement and participation of Roma
- to reach at least 150 stakeholders, Roma, and pro-Roma organisations through National Info events.
Digity Roma at a glance:
- An OER Course and Mobile app with 5 modules on civic engagement and participation
- 10 Positive Role models,
- A tailored Manual for Adult educators using Digital Storytelling as a tool of civic engagement and participation,
- 5 National trainings and 5 Digital Storytelling videos,
- 5 Multiplier events,
- Online campaign during the EU Roma week.
