Civic education through elements of culture and art
The formation of democratic citizenship among the population of Kyrgyzstan has become one of the priority areas of state structures, non-governmental and international organizations. During the country's independence, various methods of forming citizenship were practiced, but in general, the form of civic education in Kyrgyzstan has not changed for a long time and has already become traditional. It is an educational nature in the form of trainings, seminars, discussion platforms. However, this does not mean that it has lost its effect, but confirms that it affects only certain groups of educated and competent groups of the population. This form has the least impact on young people, as a result of which there is no new generation of citizens who recognize human rights, values are replaced and misunderstandings of civic competencies occur. In such circumstances, human rights and principles of democracy are not taken into account and are often interpreted incorrectly. In this regard, the project applied a creative approach, using elements of culture and art. Practice has shown that this approach is aimed at young people, is close to their interests and attractive for their perception of new information.
What is the project aimed at?
The project has been implemented for 2 years. The first phase of the project was aimed at involving creative and initiative groups in promoting the values of human rights and principles of democracy among the youth of the Chui region through civic education, elements of culture and art.
And the second phase is the promotion of human rights values and principles of democracy among the youth of the Kyrgyz Republic through the integration of the activities of creative groups and representatives of civil society.
During the implementation of the project by creative groups, which included directors, artists, animators, designers, illustrators, sculptors and others, 22 works were prepared. Some of which were aimed at advocacy activities of partner organizations that were participants in the project.
Initiatives and creative products to promote the values of human rights and vulnerable groups:
- “Bishkek Accessibility Map”, increasing civic awareness of the implementation of the rights of people with disabilities to access urban infrastructure;
- “Labor rights”, raising the awareness of youth about their rights and how to protect them, reducing cases of violation of labor rights;
- “Attack”, the creation of an animated video that shows the role of men in the prevention of domestic violence;
- “Toygo Credit Alba”, raising the awareness of rural youth about the proper planning of their budget;
- “Events of the Batken war”, staging performances in schools, youth centers, in order to provide youth with information about the Batken events;
- A series of animated videos about corruption. "Cache" and "Minister says." The works are sarcastic. Author: Darina Kaparova. Creative group 705
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yJILtHYO8k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8o8J-Onj40&t=3s
- Video interviews and photos of the storytelling work of the Kalem creative laboratory. The author of the works of Turgunbaev;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT42oMyRABU&t=48s
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MhYBPVILghbbgM2yPsKcGr2bzE1JvVaF
- a series of works on discrimination, which included 5 installations made of wire, author: Askarali uulu Zalkar and 3 paintings made of wooden veneer using the intarsia technique, author Almazbekova Salamа
https://www.facebook.com/YouthDevelopmentKG/videos/738436236348946/
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XyJT_N_KJb93UpvbcJTI8Rym_NBRRmcq
- A short film on the theme of torture "Daniyar". Authors: SOKINO Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBbppP1YKF4&t=1
- An infographic with figures and facts about torture in Kyrgyzstan. Author: Yusupov Kalys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG4YTOkMnqQ&t=17s
- Social experiment-performance “I have the right!”, Author: Aizhan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av7gE2nLsPQ&feature=youtu.be
- Animation video “Women's happiness” by Tatyana Zelenskaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNFXniEDhco
- A series of commercials “Voice of Law” on discrimination based on language, authors: “Walkerstory”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SySkJeP7iCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvUleyiwmz0&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luqxo72hNkM&feature=youtu.be
- School Speech Initiative. Organizer: Bekturova Kaliyma
https://www.facebook.com/YouthDevelopmentKG/videos/731437307048839/
- Debate tournament, organizers - debate club "Manas"
https://www.facebook.com/ManasCup/photos/pcb.1747573218587353/1747570875254254/?type=3&theater
- Alternative English language course “Window on Human Rights”, organizers - Alternative Window Studio “WINDOWS”
https://www.facebook.com/events/829114437260347/
https://www.facebook.com/okna.studio/photos/pcb.547146162328745/547145245662170/?type=3&theater
- Installation of a specialized workout platform for people with disabilities "Sports without Borders", organized by the StreetWorkout Federation team.
Project Duration:
May 2017 - April 2019
Key partners of the project:
The project was supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
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