Goals

Problem statement:

There is a wide variety of attitudes towards gender issues. The main problem in this case is lack of information and stereotypes. This should be addressed at an early age, when stereotypes are not yet developed.

We will try to raise gender issues among the youth via a new method. Particularly, we will screen movies about gender and have group discussions. Discussion of gender using this method will contribute to destroying gender stereotypes. It will also develop the art of having a discussion and the skills of formulating one’s own opinion.

Proposed Solution:

The internet has sufficient information, but the youth lack tools to engage meaningfully and critically with it. Therefore, we will create a discussion club in the central children's library. The library has its readers, so there exists a database of the young people to target.

Stage 1: The club is created. It will have 10 volunteers from different schools ( 5 girls - 5 boys). The club leaders will organize a discussion once a month.

Stage 2: Short movies will be shown about gender, chosen with adult help. Youngsters from 10 to 18 years old will take part in the debates, with 15-20 participants in total. A gender balance will be observed.

Stage 3: For the screening, the participants will put on symbolic “gender glasses" made of paper. After the screening is over, the participants will take off the glasses and the discussion about how the film depicted gender. The discussion will be led by the club speaker, who will be chosen in advance.

In order to implement this idea, a wide-screen TV is needed.

Sustainability:

The project will be viable for a long time, at least for 5 years. In the long-term perspective geographic area will be increased and nearby villages will also get involved in the project. With years the number of new beneficiaries will also increase, which ensures that the future society will be more prepared to establish gender balance

Equal gender opportunity:

The club will have 10 leaders (5 girls, 5 boys). They will ensure creating gender balance in the audience. Keeping the gender balance will be the necessary condition when creating the list of the guests for each club (10 girls, 10 boys). This will allow girls and boys to benefit from the project results equally.