On Thursday the 2nd of September 2010 DigEm (Digital Empowerment) program was presented at an event for the confrontation of poverty and social exclusion that took place at the City of Athens Cultural Centre within the frame of the project “736 Ideas for a Dream”.
During the event, the project manager talked about the objectives and the activities of the project and there was a projection of digital stories that were created by people who participate in the project. Moreover, there was a distribution of material of the program to all invitees from a special stand.
Digital Empowerment - DigEm is a 3year innovative digital empowering project that uses a creative approach to teaching basic ICT skills and provides an effective entry route for learners who are disengaged with the learning process, or who are unconfident with new technologies. DigEm develops literacy and communication skills by using creative tools, media techniques and tools, by the creation of story ideas, focused on people's own lives, through story-telling circles, drama, photography, music, video clips and narrative. The main objective of the project is to introduce alternative methods for the teaching of ICT skills for groups that have been excluded or reluctant to join the digital society.
The program is coordinated and implemented by I.T.D. “DIMITRA” with the attendance of organizations from eight European countries as well as the co financing of the European Union.

For further information, please contact Mrs. Vaso Anastasopoulou, tel: 2410 554026, anastasopoulou@dimitra.gr or visit the program's website http://www.digem.eu