Impact.

FADA engages with local communities, civil society, students, activists and policy makers to open up spaces for dialogue around civic participation and journalism, beyond the traditional media with the aim to trigger change in neglected areas and news deserts.

  • People watching a movie in a dark theater with a screen showing a landscape of mountains and trees.

    EVENTS AND FESTIVAL

    FADA engages with local communities, civil society, schools and policy makers across Italy to disseminate the results of investigations and increase media literacy among a young audience. We co-organize and take part in events, festivals, conferences, with the aim of fostering debate, holding institutions into account and promoting participation. 

  • Musicians performing on stage in a dimly lit venue with stained glass windows and arched architecture, one woman singing or speaking into a microphone, a man playing guitar in the background.

    THEATER AND JOURNALISM

    “Soundways” (or “Percorsi Sonori” in Italian) is a project born from the collaboration with  theater companies that  adapted a selection of Fada’s stories. Our reports are brought to life, on stage, by actors, musicians and video performers. The aim is to engage a diversified audience, going beyond traditional media outlets.

  • A worker is installing a large poster of a man wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt on a building wall. The man in the poster is holding a cigarette and the worker is standing on a scaffold.

    OPEN AIR PHOTO EXHIBITION

    Together with local partners and communities we organize free and participatory photo and visual exhibitions to break stereotypes and change narrative.

  • A classroom filled with students seated and facing a presenter at the front. A computer monitor displaying a map of Europe and neighboring regions is on a desk in the foreground.

    LABORATORIES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

    A series of laboratories tailored for secondary school students all over Italy, focusing on the role of journalism, media literacy, and the need to decolonize the media and public narrative. The laboratories, co-organized by local organizations allowed students to discuss issues spanning from the climate crisis, supply chains, labor exploitation, youth protests, and migration.

  • A group of young students sitting cross-legged in a circle inside a classroom or museum, engaging in a group activity around a green poster with yellow sticky notes, with large informational posters on the walls behind them.

    WORKSHOPS WITH YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS

    FADA Collective organizes workshops on media literacy, climate change, and community journalism with young people in marginalized areas to provide them with tools for activism and information.

  • A large group of people gathered outdoors in a town square, sitting on chairs and standing, listening to speakers at a panel. The setting is in the evening with mountains in the background and a partly cloudy sky.

    PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES

    FADA Collective engages with citizens and local associations in peripheral areas, marginalized communities, and small towns where culture and journalism rarely reach.