YCBS – Youth Connected By Sounds, IFDE e.V
c/o Centre Francais, Müllerstraße 74
Berlin
Germany
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Supporting the intercultural and social dialogue
- Supporting the participation by young people
- Destroing cultural, political borders and stereotypes
- Inclusion of disadvantaged people and of minorities
- Teaching young people using radio and internet for representing their own programms and issues of interest - Encouraging young people developing their own vision of media and media contents
My neighbour and me. The story about divided cities.
My neighbour and me is a radio project in which more than 60 youngsters from Poland, Germany and France took part. Despite the young people's origin from various culture living next to one another, it is not easy to get into conversation with one another.
Partners: Goethe Institut Nancy, institute francaise, German UNESCO Comission, Centre européen Robert Schuman (CERS) and others.
Daily life in Mostar Project
Mostar is believed to be earlier known as a city of happiness, amusement and sport, Franjo Dzidcic, a trainer of juniors of Zrinjski team had told me. However, happiness and amusement are nowadays something extraordinary for the inhabitants. Instead , they experience social problems and an ethnic segregation which are named by many residents as a reason for the economic slowdown in Bosnia. Boris, Alisa, Goran and Ante relate about the daily life in Mostar!
Partners: SWR2-Public Radio Station, Renovabis Foundation, Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg and radio X in Mostar.
Radio project in the course of the Franco-german Competition: Vivre ensemble avec nos différences.
Living together with our differences. Joel, Sami, Norbert, Jules S., Loïse, Fanny, Marjana und Linda are pupils in the 10th grade and learn at the Lycée Honoré Damier in Marseille which is one of the most multicultural city in France. The students produced a radio show, recording opinions of people from different cultures. They also won a prize for the best radio production in the course of the Franco-German Radio Competition.
Project partners: institute francaise Berlin, Goethe Institut Toulouse, Bordeaux, Paris.
Stubborn Minority are the Pomaks in Bulgaria Broadcast on rbb, mdr
The Pomaks are Muslim minority in Bulgaria that mainly inhabits Rhodop Mountains. The community numbering 300 000 people is hardly known in the heart of Europe although their way of life as Europeans. The Pomaks travel throughout Europe carrying Christian names while using Muslim ones at home. They speak Bulgarian but also visit the Mosque and celebrate the Christian holidays. No matter for them. They have lived peacefully with the Turks, Bulgarians and Roma for more than 1400 years!
Partners: Public radio stations: SWR2, RBB, MDR.
Initiating projects with youth in the fields radio, culture, politics, music and collaborating with other partners from the network, exchanging experiences and contacts with them.
Our mission is very close to the mission of the Anna Lindt Foundation and its network. As a part of this network we can contribute to this important work of the network with our experiences, contacts, know-how and partners.