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.
All Projects
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Mapping Co-Existence, Religious Diversity and Memory (Loss) in Northern Greece
For his Democracy Fellowship Action Project, Nikos is shedding light on the religious heritage of Northern Greece.
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Served Up - To Dinner With Your Nazi-Background
For his Democracy Fellowship Action Project, Felix is researching how private conversations about one's own entanglement in Nazi-history could be used as a transformative resource for an honest culture of remembering.
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Memory Garden. An Eco-Residence for Artists and Researchers
For her Democracy Fellowship Action Project, Magdalena is connecting our first memories intertwined with nature and the climate.
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Reimagined Ukraine: Empowering Disabled Veterans and Individuals for Change
For her Democracy Fellowship Action Project, Alexandra seeks to transform society where disability doesn't prevent anyone from participating actively in the country’s future.
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Queer Political Forum
The Queer Political Forum was founded to provide a space for hard conversations between queer people, activists, politicians and academics. After establishing an organization for encouraging and promoting queer activism, Samu/elle Striewski and Judith Gabler hope to continue providing workshops and safe spaces for queer citizens.
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Othering Ourselves
Emma created a project dedicated to attentively helping individuals in educator roles understand the impact of their biases on students and themselves.
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The Cooperative Supermarket
Sem is driven to turn the profit model of the food system into a cooperative model to make good and healthy food affordable. With his Action Project, Sem is opening a supermarket for, by and with the people.
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Naomi van Kleef: Rooted in Rituals: research lab
Naomi initiated a research-based project to explore interreligious encounters and the meanings of rituals in contemporary society. Her motivation arose from daily experiences with misconceptions, stereotypes, and discomfort around religion, both in her personal life and in broader social contexts. With tensions around faith often simmering below the surface, she asked herself: What conditions are needed to make space for open, curious, and brave interreligious dialogue? To begin answering this, she created a zine titled Ritual Letters, a personal and poetic reflection on rituals. This later expanded into a collaborative research lab at Buitenplaats Brienenoord, where she engaged artists, makers, and thinkers in exploring how rituals shape identity, memory, and community.
