URBEX . 2022-2023 . GERMANY, ITALY, FRANCE, SPAIN & PORTUGAL
Join our UrbExplorers Conference, in Berlin, on 28 & 29 September 2023
IN A NUTSHELL
URBEX is an Erasmus+ 2-year project aimed at developing urban exploration as a tool to engage and empower youths at risk of exclusion. It will achieve its aims firstly by promoting the active participation and engagement of five local groups of young people and providing them with non-formal learning opportunities of exploration and appreciation of the urban space. Secondly, it will develop a creative educational model based on the neighbourhood as a learning space and use it to train youth workers, teachers and professionals from the social and educational sectors. It will also create an international network of youth organisations, schools, educational and social institutions interested in using urban exploration as an educational strategy. The network will ensure the dissemination and long-term use of the results produced in URBEX as well as a continuous exchange of knowledge between the actors.
FOR WHOM IS THE PROJECT CREATED?
URBEX identifies two main groups:
▶ young people of age 16-24, at risk of social exclusion or affected by the current COVID-19 health crisis;
▶ youth workers, teachers and professionals of social or educational organisations that are interested in developing learning opportunities for young people.
Thanks to the URBEX approach, 20 youth workers from Italy, France, Portugal, Spain and Germany, as well as 50 young people at risk of social exclusion, will be supported to develop and test urban exploration methods and tools for 24 months.
TEAM
TESSERAE
Berlin, Germany
Tesseræ is a platform connecting critical multidisciplinary research, education, art, communication and project development in urban, territorial and social fields. Based in Berlin, Tesseræ works with local communities, independent and non-profit organisations, as well as local, national and European institutions.
Tesseræ is our leading partner and coordinator of the project, managing the partnership between us - five organisations from five different EU countries.
They are also in charge of delivering the URBEX handbook of Urban Exploration and are responsible for testing the handbook’s methodologies in Berlin within local labs. Finally, in September 2023 they will also be organising the project’s final international conference.
BOND OF UNION
Palermo, Italy
Bond of Union is a social cooperative active in the field of education and European cooperation. Their work combines the local dimension, specifically the neighbourhood Capo-Monte di Pietà of Palermo, with an international exchange dimension through the implementation of European projects. They collaborate with local authorities, schools and private social actors t promote the participation of young people and adults through their involvement in educational activities, projects and initiatives.
NOMADWAYS
France
We, at Nomadways, are a team of nomads who design kick-ass workshops for artivists (artists, educators and youth workers) not only in France, but also around Europe. Our mission is to craft art for social change and create opportunities for our artivist community to experiment with artistic, digital and performative tools in order to bring higher quality and better engagement in their work.
At URBEX, we will work on expanding a network of urban explorers and to design a platform where to bring them together online. We will also facilitate an educative moment in France to introduce the urban exploration kit to our local community and youth.
ZEMOS98
Sevilla, Spain
ZEMOS98 works in the intersections of cultural processes — they mediate for social transformation, encourage participation and advocate for critical civic engagement with dominant narratives. They develop mediation processes that activate relationships between activists, artists, academics, foundations and public institutions. Their objective is to value political and cultural processes for social change.
4CHANGE
Lisbon, Portugal
4CHANGE are a network of professionals and catalysts contributing to a community where all stakeholders collectively generate social impact. They share resources, processes, languages and metrics.
They support both investors and entrepreneurs in their impact management - mapping, implementing and evaluating the best initiatives.
This project has been co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme. If you would like to find out more about the programme, please visit European Commission’s webpage here.
