In the autumn of 2019 first Trust point emerged in Vilnius. It is an initiative that aims to foster the dialogue about trust in our society, to critically explore how we perceive trust or mistrust, to understand how cultural activities can act as tools for social trust building. Trust Point is a temporary, transformative, moving space, where design and artistic tools are used to engage with the topic of trust and create new experiences.
The recent time when the world is struggling with a global pandemic is also encouraging us in our ways to be useful. During the pandemic, new and old social problems, increasing social exclusion and violations of certain social groups emerged. This year we aim to draw the attention towards young people and teenagers who are in isolation or exclusion.
We cooperate with organizations from Denmark, Norway and Finland, Sweden, which share their experience on issues of exclusion and resocialization coming from the fields of social design, education, employment, actively involved in projects with young people. For example, the Social Design Unit has developed a game for parents in prison and their children to strengthen their relationship or Nabolagshager which has an experience from various projects carried out with a school in Oslo, where many immigrant children study, children with behavioral problems - in their work they encourage children to think about involvement, ways of employment and opportunities. OsloMet helps us to understand what issues are important for education of teachers who work in prison environment.
The long-term goal of TRUST POINT is to develop tools and measures useful for young people, who are isolated or live in complex social environments, in building their own future, restoring their trust in society and institutions, and for restoring public confidence in young people.
Project was funded by the Nordic Council Of Ministers’ Support Program for Non-Governmental Organisations Cooperation between the Nordic and Baltic Countries 2019, 2020.
