MitOst explained

MitOst e.V.
Type:association
Founded Date:December 1., 1996
Founder:Kathrin Liedtke, Imke Hoffmann, Martin Faber, Darius Polok, Uta Schoppe, Birgit Schatt, Sabine Krüger and Markus Hipp
Location:Berlin
Area Served:Europe and its neighbouring regions
Focus:Active citizenship and Cultural exchange
Num Employees:Around 24 employees
Num Members:1.400
Homepage:mitost.org http://www.mitost.org/

MitOst e.V. is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation located in Berlin, Germany. MitOst promotes cultural exchange and active citizenship in Europe and its neighbouring regions. With 1.400 members in 40 different countries as well as with various partners MitOst is part of a dynamic European network. MitOst organises international programmes and projects and serves as a platform for new forms of social engagement and projects. The association supports exchange and co-operation among cultural managers, strengthens civil-societal keyplayers and societal engagement. In both fields MitOst develops practical techniques and concepts of trainings. Due to long-standing experience concerning project work, MitOst counsels other organisations in developing and realising their own projects.

History

The association was founded in 1996 by lecturers of the Robert Bosch Foundation. They wanted to support cultural exchange and projects in Eastern Europe. Year by year the activities and the region of projects and programmes supported by MitOst enlarged. Today it has 1.400[1] members in more than 40 countries. MitOst coordinates 10 alumni groups of different international foundation programmes. MitOst organises several international programmes and projects by cooperating with several foundations and institutions. The organisation works non-profit and the involvement of members is voluntary.[2]

In July 2024, MitOst was declared an undesirable organisation in Russia.[3]

Activities of MitOst

MitOst creates innovative spaces and facilitates the exchange of experiences for common activities.[4]

Members projects

MitOst offers financial and professional support for its members, helping them to bring to life their ideas such as exhibitions, campaigns in public spaces, theatre workshops, meetings and trainings. Members can apply for different funding formats like "Language and Culture Projects", "Small Projects" and "KlickOst". With the format "kultur-im-dialog.eu+" by MitOst in cooperation with the Ernst Schering Foundation once a year cultural projects dealing with individual experience or national transformation processes in Europe and its neighbouring regions are supported.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Alumni work

MitOst offers a network for alumni of international foundation programmes. The alumni groups exchange their knowledge, take part in further training and network with each other. MitOst supports these groups in developing and organising formats and events that suit their needs. More about alumni. Alumni projects are funded by MitOst and the Robert Bosch Foundation. Alumni projects serve to improve networking and knowledge transfer between alumni. MitOst coordinates 10 alumni groups from different internationale foundation programmes:[14]

  1. Carl Friedrich Goerdeler-Kolleg für Good Governance
  2. Deutschlehrerkolleg
  3. Europa gestalten – Politische Bildung in Aktion
  4. Europainstitut Klaus Mehnert
  5. Kulturmanager aus Mittel- und Osteuropa
  6. Lektorenprogramm (inkl. Tandemlektoren)
  7. Robert Bosch Kulturmanager in Mittel- und Osteuropa, der Russischen Föderation und der arabischen Welt
  8. Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg (darunter Gruppen der einzelnen regionalen Kooperationsprogramme)
  9. Tutorenprogramm / Studentenservice International
  10. Völkerverständigung macht Schule

Networking

MitOst is a part of several networks to take part in discussions about the development of civil society, active citizenship, participation and cultural exchange. With international partners, institutions and organisations MitOst exchanges experiences, discusses about urgent topics related to civil society and cultural exchange, develops campaigns and projects. MitOst is a part of these networks:

International MitOst-Festival

The culmination of the union year is an international MitOst-Festival that takes place annually in a new city (2003:Pécs/Hungary, 2004:Vilnius/Lithuania, 2005: Wrocław/Poland,[23] 2006: Timișoara/Romania, 2007: Görlitz/Zgorzelec, Germany/Poland). In 2008 festival took place in Uzhgorod/Ukraine, 2009 in Gdańsk/Poland, 2010 in Perm/Russia, 2011 in České Budějovice/Czech Republic, 2012 in Russe (Stadt)/Bulgaria,[24] 2013 in Leipzig/Germany[25] and in 2014 in Novi Sad, Serbia. In 2015 the MitOst-Festival took place in Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine. About 200 participants made an acquaintance with the city and its inhabitants. They presented their voluntary projects, held actions and mini projects, offered workshops and got networked. There was also a lot of space for a self-organised, lively and intercultural cooperation. A general programme of film presentations, exhibitions, discussions, readings, city tours and concerts brought the spirit of MitOst into the city, as well as it united MitOst members, partner organisations and locals.[26]

Foundation programmes

MitOst promotes cultural exchange and active citizenship in Europe and its neighbouring regions. MitOst organises international programmes and projects and serve as a platform for new forms of social engagement and projects. Projects and programmes:[27]

Actors of Urban Change

The programme Actors of Urban Change aims to achieve sustainable and participatory urban development through cultural activities. Actors from the cultural scene, the administration, and the private sector are given an opportunity to strengthen their competencies in cross-sector collaboration. Through local projects, process-related consulting, and Europe-wide exchange, the program participants put their skills into practice.The pilot stage of the program will run from autumn of 2013 until summer of 2015.In the pilot stage of the programme teams and projects in Aivero, Athen, Barcelona, Berlin, Bratislava,[28] Kaunas, Maribor, Zagreb[29] and Zugdidi are supported.[30] A programme by the Robert Bosch Foundation in cooperation with MitOst e.V.

Advocate Europe

"Advocate Europe"[31] is an open idea challenge for innovative, multi-disciplinary and non-profit work on European integration by the Mercator Foundation,[32] implemented by MitOst in cooperation with Liquid Democracy e.V..

Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg

As a keyplayer in a growing European network, MitOst supports especially young people in participating actively in their societies and in acting according to democratic principles. MitOst motivates, encourages and accompanies them throughout tailor-made qualifications and projects. MitOst offers various cross-border concepts, competencies and contacts for active citizenship. In regional co-operations the Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg of the Robert Bosch Stiftung and MitOst e.V. supports young adults who want to shape their environment with their own projects, and trains facilitators. The porgamme was founded in 2000. The Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg inspires, qualifies and supports young people in more than 30 countries in Middel-. East- and South Eastern Europe to be an active part in their society. Since 2010, the Kollege has been focusing on cooperation programs implemented with local and regional partners. This way of working began in Russia in 2006, and the newest cooperation program is "Khatwa" in Egypt (2014). Cooperationa programmes of the Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg:

TANDEM — Cultural Managers Exchange

MitOst qualifies cultural managers for international cultural exchange. Its projects support building partnerships between cultural actors from Europe and its neighbouring regions. MitOst supports art and cultural projects that strengthen societal development and local communities. Together with the European Cultural Foundation MitOst is realising the programme TANDEM[45] that promotes long-term partnerships amongst cultural institutions. The programme was co-created by European Cultural Foundation and MitOst e.V. in 2010 and has so far supported the professional development of over 120 cultural managers coming from ca. 35 countries in wider Europe. TANDEM is an exchange programme that assists cultural organisations in developing long-term working relationships, knowledge development and networking opportunities with project partners from Europe and beyond. The aim of the programme is to connect and inspire cultural managers by supporting the sharing of knowledge and experience across geographical and cultural borders.

TANDEM Ukraine − European Union − Moldova

The first Tandem scheme[46] was launched in 2011–2012 to foster cultural cooperation between the EU, Ukraine and Moldova. Supported by the European Commission CULTURE programme and the Robert Bosch Stiftung, it included 50 participants from more than 30 European cities.

TANDEM Turkey-European Union

TANDEM Turkey–European Union[47] aims at establishing long-term partnerships between cultural organisations from Turkey and the EU countries. It is targeted on engaging participants in an intense international collaboration process, which includes realisation of a shared interdisciplinary project, linked to their cultural expertise.[48] It is an initiative of the European Cultural Foundation, MitOst, Anadolu Kültür, and supported by Stiftung Mercator. The programme successfully realised two rounds (2011/12 & 2013/14[49]) and was able to bring together 64 cultural managers.

TANDEM Community & Participation

TANDEM–Community & Participation[50] aims at establishing long-term partnerships between cultural organisations working in the field of community arts, voluntary or amateur arts and (non-formal) arts education. The program focuses on citizens’ inclusion and active participation in local arts & culture and community life. It is for cultural managers from the Netherlands and its neighbouring regions/countries: Germany, Belgium and UK. This programme is an initiative of the Dutch Cultural Participation Fund (FCP) and European Cultural Foundation (ECF), implemented by MitOst e.V. in partnership with the British Council and the Dutch Centre of Expertise for Cultural Education and Amateur Arts (LKCA).

TANDEM Shaml

Tandem Shaml[47] offers eight cultural organisations based in Germany and other European countries (incl. Turkey) a unique opportunity to establish long-term cooperation links with partner organisations from the Arab countries across the Mediterranean. Tandem Shaml – Cultural Managers Exchange Europe – Arab Region – is an initiative which was developed by the European Cultural Foundation and MitOst in collaboration with Al Mawred Al Thaqafy and Anadolu Kültür. The programme is financially supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stichting DOEN and Mimeta.

TANDEM Ukraine

TANDEM "Dialogue for Change" builds on the experience of the pilot scheme TANDEM Ukraine – EU – Moldova (2011–2012) and is implemented in the framework of the MitOst/UNAEDI project "Dialogue for Change" that aims to strengthen civil society actors in Ukraine. The programme[47] offers cultural and civil society organisations a platform for long-term cooperation between change agents from Ukraine and the 28 EU member states to strengthen their capacities in community development and conflict resolution through the arts.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Status: 2. February 2015
  2. http://www.mitost.org/fileadmin/user_upload/%C3%9Cber_uns/Jahresbericht_2013_SCREEN_singlepage_8.10.2013.pdf Annual report 2013_2014
  3. Web site: Немецкую НКО MitOst и британский фонд Джона Смита объявили «нежелательными организациями» . German NGO MitOst and UK-based John Smith's Foundation are declared "undesirable organisations" . 12 July 2024 . . 12 July 2024.
  4. http://culturefighter.eu/partnership-networks What is MitOst? on CultureFigther.eu
  5. http://www.scheringstiftung.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1846%3Agemeinschaft-ueberwindet-grenzen-mitost-projekte-2006&catid=57&Itemid=137&lang=en Ernst Schering Foundation about supported MitOst projects 2006
  6. http://www.inbukarest.com/ausstellung-info.html supported project Bucharest – fragments in a box in 2008
  7. http://www.zeit.de/online/2008/43/bg-bukarest Zeit-Online about the project Bucharest – fragments in a box, published 23.08.2010
  8. http://www.borderland-project.net/archiv.html supported project Borderland – A Participatory and Interdisciplinary Artistic Networking Project 2011
  9. http://www.scheringstiftung.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2725%3Aneues-museum-fuer-bienen-in-budapest&catid=57&Itemid=137&lang=en supported project 2013 New Museum for bees
  10. http://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture-and-art/337993--street-play-traces-istanbul-s-lost-minorities Article about the supported project 2013 Wohin Nereye supported by kultur-im-dialog.moe in 2014
  11. https://timesofchangeproject.wordpress.com/category/german/ Blog about supported members project 2015 Wendezeiten – times of change
  12. http://www.news-blic.com/kultura/u-sartr-u-sutra-razgovori-s-organizatorima-projekta-sarajevo-mind-map/ Article about supported members project 2015 Sarajevo Mindmap
  13. http://joannamazielinska.wix.com/sarajevomindmap#!sponsors/c1tyu Blog about supported members project 2015 Sarajevo Mindmap
  14. Status: August 2015
  15. Web site: DARE Network – Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe.
  16. Web site: NECE – Networking European Citizenship Education, Europe. NECE – Networking European Citizenship Education, Europe.
  17. Web site: EU-Russia Civil Society Forum.
  18. Web site: Start. Initiative Mittel- und Osteuropa e.V..
  19. Web site: Netzwerk EBD | Das größte Netzwerk für Europapolitik in Deutschland: 257 Mitgliedsorganisationen aus Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Gegründet 1949.
  20. Web site: Visa-free Europe Coalition.
  21. Web site: Petersburger Dialog – Startseite › Petersburger Dialog. petersburger-dialog.de.
  22. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-02-03 . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160517092758/http://www.koerber-stiftung.de/aktuelles/im-fokus.html . 2016-05-17 . dead .
  23. //www.scheringstiftung.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1767%3Adrittes-mitost-festival&catid=57&Itemid=137&lang=en Ernst Schering Foundation about the 3. MitOst-Festival
  24. Web site: article in Бряг: Млади таланти откриват с пърформанс фотоизложбата "В полета на танца", published 3.10.2012.
  25. http://lokal.radiocorax.de/das-festival-fuer-zivilgesellschaftliches-engagement-das-mitost-festival-in-leipzig/ radioshow about the MitOst-Festival in Leipzig, published 9th of October 2013
  26. Stand February 2015
  27. Status February 2015
  28. http://www.benno-koch.de/article14551_radfahren-in-bratislava-fahrradkultur-in-europa-rad-fahren-mit-miss-slovakia2 Benno Koch: Fahrradkultur in Europa – Bratislava: Rad fahren mit Miss Slovakia, Berlin, 8. Oktober 2014
  29. http://www.vecernji.hr/zg-vijesti/mastovitim-osvjetljenjem-gornji-grad-od-jeseni-ce-ozivjeti-i-nocu-943939 Petra Baljia: Maštovitim osvjetljenjem Gornji grad od jeseni će oživjeti i noću, 10.6.2014
  30. http://www.taz.de/1/archiv/digitaz/artikel/?ressort=ba&dig=2015%2F05%2F13%2Fa0201&cHash=e015d2c96db93059cb6d7c0f593e7a69 taz article by Nina Apin: Kioske als Knotenpunkte, 13. Mai 2015
  31. //advocate-europe.eu/?set_language=en Website of Advocate Europe. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  32. http://www.stiftung-mercator.de/en/project/advocate-europe-gemeinsam-fuer-europa/ Stiftung Mercator about the Idea Challenge.
  33. Web site: activEco – sustainability in action. activEco.
  34. Web site: Website of Balkans, let's get up! . 2015-02-03 . https://archive.today/20150203131903/http://www.balkansletsgetup.org/nuevo/ . 2015-02-03 . dead .
  35. Web site: Theodor-Heuss-Kolleg — Experience diversity, shape democracy . theodor-heuss-kolleg.de/.
  36. http://www.theodor-heuss-kolleg.de/activities/programs-for-activists/diversity-school/ Diversit School at theodor-heuss-kolleg.de.
  37. http://www.theodor-heuss-kolleg.de/activities/programs-for-activists/ecolab/ Ecolab at theodor-heuss-kolleg.de.
  38. http://siburbia.ru/social/kak-izmenit-gorod/ Article about the projects of From Idea to Action in Siberia: Уроки городских изменений by Ирина Бобровская. Published 05.12.2014
  39. http://www.theodor-heuss-kolleg.de/activities/programs-for-activists/khatwa/ Khatwa at theodor-heuss-kolleg.de.
  40. http://www.theodor-heuss-kolleg.de/activities/programs-for-activists/new-horizons/'' New Horizons at theodor-heuss-kolleg.de.
  41. http://www.theodor-heuss-kolleg.de/activities/programs-for-activists/take-the-chance/ Take the Chance at theodor-heuss-kolleg.de.
  42. Web site: Time for Development . www.theodor-heuss-kolleg.de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170519011424/http://www.theodor-heuss-kolleg.de:80/activities/programs-for-activists/time-for-development/ . 19 May 2017.
  43. http://www.crisp-berlin.org/index.php?id=104 CRISP: Social Leader Forum
  44. http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Aussenpolitik/Friedenspolitik/Krisenpraevention/AktuelleArtikel/140314_Social-Leader-Forum-Kaukasus.html article published at Website of the Federal Foreign Office Cross‑border cooperation in the Caucasus
  45. http://www.mitost.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Presse/kumi-Tandem.pdf Kulturpolitische Mitteilungen • Nr. 137 • II/2012 über Kulturmanageraustausch mit EU-Nachbarschaftsländern
  46. Web site: TANDEM: Ukraine-EU-Moldova (2011-2012) . 2015-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202184810/http://tandemexchange.eu/about-tandem/tandem-ukraine/ukraine-eu-moldova-2011-2012/ . 2015-02-02 . dead .
  47. Web site: Opstijgend vocht oorzaken, methodes en behandelingen. Tandem Exchange.
  48. http://www.gonzocircus.com/tandem-exploring-istanbuls-art-scene/ Tandem: Exploring Istanbul's Art Secene by Ruth Timmermanns for Gonzo (circus) 11.11.2014
  49. http://www.anadolukultur.org/en/areas-of-work/cultural-collaboration-with-europe/tandem-2013-2014/125 People and projects shown at the Website of Anadolu Kültür.
  50. Web site: TANDEM: Community & Participation . 2015-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202184807/http://tandemexchange.eu/about-tandem/community-participation/ . 2015-02-02 . dead .