Projects

Organisation

Digital Voice for Communities

Project

If You Really Knew Me

Year, type of grant

2023-24, Legacy Grant

Grant awarded

£10,000 over 12 months

Summary

To support If You Really Knew Me, which aimed to amplify the voices of looked-after children and care leavers and help them enact organisational change. Participants used established and experimental digital art to share their experiences of the care system and to create resources and a training programme for teachers who work with children in care.

Who, what, where

  • Care experienced young people ages 16-20 years old
  • Digital media, including animation and art created using artificial intelligence
  • Issue-based: raising awareness of failings of the care system, campaigning for change, empowerment, equality of opportunity, young person’s voice
  • England, North East, Gateshead

How this project supported Ragdoll Foundation aims

Digital Voice has well-established connections within local government and the care system in the North East of England, a clear commitment to young person’s voice, and expertise in contemporary digital media. This application had the potential to make a positive difference to children and young people within the care system. The use of AI to create some of the artworks was a first for a Ragdoll Foundation supported-project.

Website

https://www.digitalvoice.org.uk/digitalme

Resources

Advocacy film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5zOT5EIp7k

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