Archive of our Projects

Who We Are is a digital, interactive exhibition that gives a voice to autochthonous minorities in Europe. It shares personal stories, languages, cultures, and experiences from people living in the German-Danish-Frisian border region and beyond.

The project is organized by the Minority Competence Network Schleswig-Holstein / Southern Denmark (MKN), which connects minority organizations, educational institutions, and regional partners.

On the online platform, people can upload their own videos, photos, texts, and audio stories. An interactive Story Map shows where these stories come from and highlights the diversity of minority life across Europe. The project also includes professional documentaries, podcasts, and a traveling exhibition linked to the online platform through QR codes.

Who We Are is open to everyone who belongs to or feels connected to a minority community and wants to share their story.

The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior by decision of the German Bundestag. Some contributions were created during events and seminars in cooperation with the Youth of European Nationalities.

RISE UP runs from 2023-2026 and aims to empower endangered language communities by building connections between relevant actors, identifying good practices and developing methods through a multi-disciplinary approach. RISE UP fosters the self-confidence of these communities, including learners, new speakers, people who have not yet had the chance to learn their heritage language, supporters, and more. Through the collection and analysis of context information and policies for endangered languages in Europe, the creation of a tool set for communities, the connection of relevant actors and the involvement of young people, specifically, RISE UP aims to provide support and empowerment to endangered language communities in Europe.

The language communities of focus are Burgenland Croatian, Aromanian, Seto, Aranese and Cornish. YEN office employee Jenny Browne works as the YEN project Manager for RISE UP.