Participatory mapping with youth from the Petite-Côte

Mélanzé

Projects

Where art meets the ground

This branch of Mélanzé connects research, culture and community action. Each project is a situated form, shaped by a territory, a concrete need and a dialogue with partners.

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Main ground

Petite-Côte, Senegal

Method

Situated projects, not off-the-shelf formats

Mélanzé works where the issues already exist. Projects are not cultural decoration. They are ways of combining narrative, knowledge, transmission and action.

Start from the ground

Projects begin with real needs, observed situations and relationships built on site.

Cross languages

We make art, research, documentation and community action work together.

Build with others

Each project develops with local, scientific or institutional partners, never from above.

Selection

Projects to explore

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Active

Eco-Centre

Construction of the Mélanzé Eco-Centre in Senegal: fusion of culture, science and sustainability on the shores of the Somone Lagoon.

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Active

ARTS Project

Co-designing agroecological transition pathways in Senegal through research, deliberative platforms and creative communication.

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Active

Voices of Change

Combining ICT, art and culture to promote youth awareness and engagement on climate change in East Africa.

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Active

AgroVoiceS

Turning research into documentaries, stories, images and public dialogue around agroecology in Senegal.

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Planned

Reclaiming Conservation

Youth-led participatory research and artistic storytelling in northern Kenya - video, photovoice, music and indigenous knowledge for equitable conservation.

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Completed

Ansam Nou Pli For

CONTEMPLATIONS - a solidarity initiative born in response to the Wakashio ecological disaster in Mauritius.

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