Speechless in Europe Handbook

Aims of the tool

- To introduce innovative forms of activating young people for European topics with creative formats, where speech is not in the focus of communication
- To report on the events of the Speechless in Europe project and to draw conclusion from its experiences for future projects.

Description of the tool

This handbook allows a deeper insight into the background of the Speechless in Europe project and the experiences drawn from it.
The book is divided into two main parts, accordingly: the first part introduces the project aims, the background and the methodology, as well as the broader context of youth participation; the second part summarizes the actual implementation
process of the project and contains a brief
evaluation of the results.

The core methodology of the project was storytelling in a digital form that basically meant the online sharing of personal stories, moments and perspectives on Europe. The was a variety of formats for the created content: video, graffiti, theatre, photo stories were all considered relevant
forms of communication for issues related to Europe. The categories were defined in the online platform and in the workshop activities in order to guarantee the personal stories are related to life and politics in Europe. In the closing event, participants from each county were invited to offline networking and discussions on selected important topics and they had the chance to participate in various artistic activities, well.