MY BOOTS ARE BEAUTIFUL - PARTNERSHIP
1. Project Title and Description:
This project is part of the creativity project “My Boots Are Beautiful”, which will be
developed in partnership with the European Network of Youth Centers based in Finland.
The aim of the project is to help young people who have not experienced war to
understand the difficulties and scars of refugees.
2. Aims and Objectives:
This project aims to broaden its scope by building partnerships that use art as a
therapeutic tool and a means of social inclusion for children victims of war. More than
just a project, “My Boots Are Beautiful” aims to establish youth-led workshops in youth
centers where young people can interact with child victims of war and help them heal
through creative expression;
Creativity Workshops: Conducting creativity workshops such as coloring books,
ceramics making and digital exhibition preparation.
Exhibition: The work of the young people will be transformed into an exhibition, thus
raising awareness in countries that have not experienced war.
Our aims and objectives with the Partnership project are to contribute to raising
awareness among young people, youth workers and those who come to the youth
centers through the multiplier and multiplier effect of the successfully implemented
project and its wider and more widespread implementation through ENYC within the
framework of the new projects we will prepare.
3. Background and Information Needed:
“My Boots Are Beautiful” project is an initiative that aims to highlight the power and
social impact of creativity among children. The project aims to sensitize children about
war and peace through art. With the participation of children from Bosnia and Turkey,
the project aims to develop their emotional expression and creative abilities and to draw
attention to children's rights and human rights. Children's drawings will be shared
globally through the campaign, thereby increasing social awareness and solidarity. The
project plans to promote social change and cultural understanding by contributing to
educational processes.
4. Target Audience:
The project directly targets high school and middle school youth. Indirectly, it targets
youth workers, young people and parents.
5. Timeline:
We plan to implement the project between October 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.
6. Resources and Budget:
Resources needed for the project;
Transportation Expenses (hotel for 7 days)
Accommodation and subsistence expenses
Meeting organization and Implementation Expenses
Visibility Expenses
Resources: Visibility on ENYC and ALF Turkey website and S&G social media tools.
Budget support is requested from ALF for other expenses.
7. Stakeholders and Responsibilities:
Our partner in Finland will help us for the expansion of the project and will arrange the
youth centers.
8. Results and Expectations:
At the end of the Partnership project implementation it is expected to develop at least
three project ideas and proposals to different national or international donors. At least
two of them will be proposals under the Erasmus+ Program.
The main activities of the projects to be developed are as follows.
1-Ceramic materials (ceramic clay, shape sticks),
2- Coloring book (crayons, A4 paper, pencil, eraser, string, hole punch),
3-Digital exhibition.
The resulting artworks will be transformed into an exhibition and presented to a wide
audience, developing an in-depth understanding of refugee experiences through art.
This process aims to increase empathy and social awareness of young people.
