Action Projects
Action Projects are civic ventures led by Humanity in Action Fellows designed to drive change in their communities.
Action Projects are a core and required component of a Humanity in Action Fellowship. Each Action Project transforms Fellowship insights into tangible community impact and embodies three core tenets—facilitating dialogue, cultivating understanding, and inspiring action. They are implemented in communities across Europe, the United States, and beyond, addressing local challenges with global perspectives. The projects span diverse focus areas—from educational initiatives and artistic interventions to policy advocacy and community organizing—reflecting Fellows’ unique expertise and local needs. Humanity in Action equips Fellows with project development mentorship and networking opportunities through a dedicated support program. A completed Action Project is the entry point to the Humanity in Action Senior Fellows network.
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Sarajevske Debate/Sarajevo Debates
For his Democracy Fellowship Action Project, Nedim is leading an ambitious youth-led initiative based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina that seeks to revive critical discourse and counteract the political manipulation of historical memory.
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Bersama Collective, Artists Going Beyond Dominant Perspectives
As her Democracy Fellowship Action Project, Sacha is connecting artists to discuss identity, belonging, and the impact of colonialism on people's lived experience.
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Supporting Refugee Children in Utrecht: Turning Interests into Activities
Refugee children choose cake decorating by vote. After a drawing workshop, they decorate these cakes, bringing their visions to life.
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Digital.Truth
As her Action Project, Landecker Fellow Nicole is building "Digital.truth," aiming to give adults the opportunity to have a critical look on disinformation and conspiracy theories online. It strengthens media literacy, builds up resilience towards conspiracy theories and encourages the participants to be part of a digital civil society.
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Comapping
As their Landecker Action Project, Jo is creating "Comapping," looking at how maps can be used as a tool for democracy. Through running workshops and building open-source software, the project supports communities to use participatory mapping to share who they are, where they live and what's important to them.
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Progressive Cafe: Designing a Pluralistic Digital Public Space in The Netherlands
As his Action Project, Landecker Democracy Fellow Kiza aims to fight affective polarization and promote a pluralistic culture in the digital public space in The Netherlands.
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Workers fight back algorithms!
As her Action Project, Landecker Fellow Marta is creating a platform that will generate tools for workers to fight back algorithms.
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Dilemmas of Non-EU Graduates/ Highly-Skilled Migrants in the Dutch Labor Market
