Description
People at risk of social exclusion do not have access to broadly defined culture, including educational and cultural projects based on interaction and cooperation, or knowledge about culture and arts. Project objective is to counteract social exclusion by providing equal chances in access to culture for homeless people staying in hostels in Poznan. Under the auspices of editing team of Street Gazette published by the project promoter, Street Gazette Circle will be established. The circle will organize photographic, journalistic, cultural, educational and self-presentation workshops. In addition, there will be possibility to benefit from legal and psychological counseling. A center for the integration of marginalized people providing free meals, access to computers with internet, free bike rental, and meeting place with people of culture will be established. Project will benefit 150 homeless and unemployed people.
Summary of project results
"The organisation's experience shows that long-term unemployed are incapable of unassisted return to social activities. They struggle with a variety of issues: poor qualifications, low self-esteem, addiction, indebtedness, trouble with the law, and they need at least one year for re-adapting. They have neither access nor motivation to take advantage of culture, psychological support or legal aid. The project purpose was to reduce the marginalisation of the long-term unemployed by activating them socially and culturally, and providing them with access to psychological aid and legal counselling. One hundred and seventy-one persons attended culture workshops, cooking classes, journalism-and-reporting, photography, and psycho-educational workshops, and cultural events. Participants published their work (articles and photographs) in the “Gazeta Uliczna"" newspaper. A meeting venue fitted with computers and web access was organised. The following themed workshops were delivered: 61 “Around Culture"" meetings for 110 attendants, 55 journalism and reporting meetings for 103 attendants, 43 photography meetings for 43 attendants, 18 psycho-educational meetings for 58 attendants, and 7 self-presentation meetings for 33 attendants. Legal counselling (14 expert duty sessions, 33 participants) and psychological consulting (6 expert duty sessions, 5 participants) was provided. Seven cultural outings were organised. Project beneficiaries included 171 marginalised persons (unemployed or with lowest income and major self-realisation issues) from Poznań and the local area."
Summary of bilateral results