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A microlearning space connecting Africa and Europe through women's leadership, intangible cultural heritage, intercultural dialogue, advocacy and digital empowerment.
Granting authority: European Education and Culture Executive
Agency (EACEA) • Type of action: ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are
however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily
reflect those of the European Union or the European Education
and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union
nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
A digital learning journey exploring the relationship
between women, cultural heritage, identity,
communities and social action.
Through four video learning experiences, participants
are invited to discover heritage not simply as something
inherited from the past, but as something that people
actively preserve, transmit, reinterpret and carry
into the future.
Observe heritage and recognise the knowledge, practices and stories that give it life.
Explore the people and communities behind cultural practices and traditions.
Identify connections between women, heritage, identity and communities.
Reflect on how heritage can be protected, shared and transformed into positive action.
Follow the four videos in sequence. After each video, take a moment to reflect on the connection between the content and the cultural heritage of your own community.
Begin the learning journey by watching the first resource and identifying the main connections between women, culture and living heritage.
Continue exploring the course and consider how cultural knowledge is transmitted, shared and maintained within communities.
Explore another perspective on cultural heritage and reflect on the relationship between traditions, identity and social participation.
Complete the video journey by connecting heritage with participation, intercultural dialogue and action for future generations.
Explore the AEWiA collection of publications, training materials and International Forum resources developed throughout the project.
Select a category or explore the complete collection
AEWiA publication dedicated to women, cultural heritage and sustainable development.
Additional digital resource developed within the AEWiA learning environment.
Training material developed within the AEWiA learning and capacity-building activities.
Learning resource connecting women, heritage, communities and sustainability.
Access the complete collection of presentation materials gathered in one digital resource.
Supporting presentation material from the AEWiA training and learning activities.
International dialogue exploring women's experiences, family, traditions and intangible cultural heritage.
Explore the materials and perspectives shared during the second international discussion forum.
Continue the international conversation through the materials developed for Forum #3.
Access the learning and discussion materials developed for the fourth international forum.
Discover another stage of the cross-continental dialogue promoted through AEWiA.
Access the sixth forum resource and continue exploring the international AEWiA dialogue.
Build your voice. Grow your network. Discover how digital tools, advocacy and cultural heritage can become powerful instruments for change.
Begin exploring advocacy, participation and the power of women as changemakers.
Strengthen confidence and understand how ideas can become messages for change.
Explore how advocacy can influence attitudes, communities and positive social change.
Discover the value of digital networking and international collaboration.
Explore women’s role in preserving, transmitting and promoting living heritage.
Connect cultural traditions with sustainable development and community resilience.
Explore digital communication and the responsible use of online tools for advocacy.
Bring your learning together and transform knowledge into your own action for change.
Use the AEWiA Workbook alongside the video course to reflect, practise and turn each lesson into concrete action.
A space where young women, facilitators and communities from Africa and Europe meet, exchange perspectives and build new connections through dialogue.
Meet five extraordinary women whose voices have challenged
stereotypes, transformed communities and opened new possibilities
for women and girls.
Watch. Listen. Reflect.
Because inspiration is often the first step towards action.
What happens when we understand another person, culture or country through only one story? A powerful invitation to challenge stereotypes, embrace complexity and rediscover the importance of listening to multiple voices.
A landmark talk about gender expectations, equality and the possibility of creating a fairer world for women and men.
The extraordinary story of a young woman who transformed personal resistance into community mobilisation and national advocacy.
Education is only the beginning. Discover how empowering girls can generate profound transformation across an entire community.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee explores the extraordinary potential of girls and asks what becomes possible when societies give them the opportunity to lead.
After watching the talks, choose one idea,
sentence or story that changed the way you think.
Ask yourself:
What can I do with this inspiration in my own community?
Enter the AEWiA learning space dedicated to
women, living heritage and intercultural dialogue.
Explore the MOOC and its video learning library to discover
knowledge, traditions, experiences and perspectives connecting
women across Africa and Europe.
Follow the video collection as part of your learning journey. Watch each resource, identify its key message and connect it with the themes explored in The Female Heritage Globe.
Watch, observe and identify the key ideas connected with living cultural heritage.
Continue the journey through culture, knowledge and community perspectives.
Discover another perspective within the AEWiA video learning collection.
Connect cultural practices and experiences with the wider themes of the MOOC.
Observe how heritage can be transmitted, shared and experienced by communities.
Listen to another voice and reflect on its cultural and social meaning.
Discover new connections between heritage, identity and community knowledge.
Reflect on the importance of transmitting cultural knowledge between generations.
Explore another example from the project's digital heritage learning journey.
Connect the video with your own understanding of culture, identity and belonging.
Observe, listen and identify the knowledge and experiences communicated through the video.
Continue exploring the diversity of perspectives contained in the AEWiA learning collection.
Consider how cultural knowledge can create connections between people and communities.
Reflect on heritage as a living resource for dialogue, participation and mutual understanding.
Conclude the video collection and reflect on the ideas you want to carry into your own community.
A three-session learning journey designed to help
young women and changemakers strengthen their
leadership, advocacy, strategic communication,
digital activism and community-building skills.
Learn how to transform ideas and values into
meaningful action using the opportunities offered
by digital technologies.
Follow the programme in sequence. Each session builds on the previous one, moving from personal empowerment to strategic advocacy and finally to digital mobilisation and community building.
Begin the journey by exploring personal leadership, confidence and the role that individual agency plays in creating positive social change.
Move from ideas to influence. Learn how advocacy works and how strategic communication can help make an issue visible, understandable and relevant.
Bring advocacy into the digital space. Explore how online tools, networks and communities can mobilise people and support collective action.
Search a term or choose a topic. Click any concept to open a short, practical micro-lesson connected to AEWiA.
A public and inclusive space connecting women, young people, youth workers and communities across Europe and Africa to exchange ideas, perspectives and experiences.
Choose a conversation, explore the discussion and share your perspective. AEWiA encourages ongoing intercultural dialogue on women's experiences, cultural heritage, equality, advocacy, networking and sustainable development.
Explore a topic and add your voice to the AEWiA Community.
How are women's roles within families changing across Europe and Africa? Which traditions should we preserve, and which should evolve?
Across cultures, women play an important role in transmitting traditions between generations. How can communities preserve valuable cultural heritage while also promoting equality and women's autonomy?
What are the main barriers women face in employment, entrepreneurship and leadership, and what solutions can communities create?
Which practical changes could create more opportunities for women in employment, entrepreneurship and decision-making in your local community?
Which traditions, knowledge, stories and practices transmitted by women should be protected and shared with future generations?
Think of a tradition, skill, story or form of knowledge transmitted by women in your community. Why is it important and how could it be preserved?
What can European and African communities learn from each other's experiences in promoting gender equality?
Share an initiative, experience or idea from your community that could inspire women and organisations in another country.
How can digital tools and social media help women make their voices heard, build networks and promote positive social change?
If you wanted to start a digital advocacy campaign tomorrow, which issue affecting women would you choose and which digital tools would you use?
How can women contribute to building more inclusive, resilient and sustainable communities?
Which actions led by women are already making your community more sustainable? Share an example or propose an idea that could be replicated elsewhere.
Fresh external news and resources on women's empowerment, gender equality, advocacy, cultural heritage, Africa, Europe and sustainable development.
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A new agenda shaped through dialogue between African and European women — connecting heritage, equality, digital participation, economic autonomy and intercultural cooperation.
We are women, young people, youth workers, organisations and communities connected through a shared space between Africa and Europe.
We recognise women not simply as beneficiaries of development, but as creators of knowledge, custodians and innovators of cultural heritage, economic actors, community leaders and agents of social transformation.
We recognise that culture can connect generations and communities. But culture must never be used to justify inequality or silence women's voices. Heritage remains alive precisely because every generation has the power to interpret, question and renew it.
We believe intercultural dialogue must move beyond representation. African and European women should not simply be present in the same room: they should shape the conversation together.
We recognise digital technology as a new civic space. Access alone is not enough. Women need the knowledge, confidence, networks and tools required to transform digital participation into real influence.
AEWiA therefore moves from exchange to commitment: from listening to proposing, from participation to leadership, from dialogue to action.
The AEWiA discussion process looked at women's experiences through interconnected dimensions: family and cultural transmission, public and social participation, work and entrepreneurship.
Women carry stories, practices, languages, memories and traditions across generations. Recognising that contribution must strengthen women's agency — never restrict it.
Women must be able to shape public dialogue, community priorities and decisions.
Knowledge, creativity, entrepreneurship and networks are pathways toward economic autonomy.
A shared political direction emerging from dialogue, learning, cultural exchange and the ambition to create stronger connections between women in Africa and Europe.
Women's knowledge, stories, practices and creativity must be recognised as living cultural resources and made visible across generations.
Knowledge survives when it can be shared, questioned, reinterpreted and transformed by younger generations.
Cultural diversity should strengthen mutual understanding while remaining inseparable from equality and dignity.
Women should not merely be invited into conversations. They must have the opportunity to shape priorities and decisions.
Skills, employment, entrepreneurship, knowledge and access to networks strengthen women's ability to determine their futures.
Technology should increase women's ability to learn, communicate, organise, advocate and connect.
Advocacy must be accessible. Women need practical tools to communicate, mobilise and influence change.
Cooperation means learning with one another, rejecting one-directional models and recognising knowledge across both continents.
International cooperation should create relationships that continue as communities of knowledge, solidarity and opportunity.
Learning and exchange become transformative when people gain the capacity to act locally and cooperate internationally.
The Manifesto translates its vision into concrete directions for institutions, civil society, youth organisations, education providers, communities and international cooperation actors.
The future of Europe–Africa cooperation should be built with women as partners, knowledge holders and decision-makers.
Women's contribution to cultural heritage should be documented, transmitted, made visible and integrated into cultural and community development strategies.
→ Public institutions · cultural actors · civil societyCooperation initiatives should provide meaningful opportunities for young women to contribute to design, implementation, dialogue and evaluation.
→ Institutions · programmes · international networksDigital participation requires communication, critical thinking, networking and advocacy competencies — not internet access alone.
→ Education · youth organisations · civil societyEntrepreneurship, mentoring, employment, creative industries and networks can transform knowledge into sustainable opportunity.
→ Business networks · institutions · training providersCommunities created through international projects need spaces, continuity and opportunities to collaborate after formal activities have ended.
→ Funders · project networks · civil societyMeaningful participation also means contribution, leadership, content creation, network building and follow-up action.
→ Programmes · evaluators · organisationsWe commit to keeping women's heritage visible, creating connections across borders, sharing knowledge openly, strengthening women's voices and carrying the relationships created through AEWiA beyond individual activities.
AEWiA transforms knowledge into resources, learning into capacity and dialogue into a community able to continue exchanging, connecting and advocating.
Project knowledge becomes accessible material that can be reused, discussed and transmitted.
Different perspectives continue meeting through stories, discussions and contributions.
Ideas become campaigns, collaborations and new forms of participation.
A declaration has value when people continue discussing it, challenging it, sharing experiences and turning its principles into action. The AEWiA Community is where this conversation continues across Europe and Africa.
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