Re-Imagine Covid
| Period | 2022-2023 |
| Partners | Hoofdstedelijk Instituut Anneessens-Funck OKAN (Brussels) Campus Hast Okan (Hasselt) WeDo! Schakelklaas Roeselare Fedasil reception centre Sint-Truiden Masir Avenir. Youth project by the Agentschap Integratie en Inburgering Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen Globe Aroma Pianofabriek |
| With the support of | UCB Community Health Fund managed by the King Baudouin Foundation |
For whom?
- Young refugees, unaccompanied minors and newcomers between the ages of 15 and 24
- Support workers assisting young refugees and newcomers
- Policymakers
What?
Through the project ‘Re-Imagine Covid’, Solentra conducted an action research with young refugees and newcomers on how the pandemic impacted their mental well-being and resilience.
During the pandemic, young people had very little say in the measures that affected their well-being. That was particularly true for the vulnerable group targeted by this project. In ‘Re-Imagine Covid’, they took centre stage as the experts of their complex reality.
The Photovoice methodology instructed them to express how they experienced the pandemic through photos they made: the struggles as well as things they drew strength from. There is a lot to be learnt from their photos and stories for the next crisis.
Digital expo
From 21 April to 4 May 2023, we organised the photo exhibition ‘Re-Imagine’ with the young participants at the Pianofabriek in Saint-Gilles with the creative support of curators Deborah Ephrem and Gaëlle Khalife of Globe Aroma.
