The civic association Otvor dvor created a co-working space in KC Kláštor in 2019 as part of a supported project in the first call of the ACF program and began networking third sector entities in Rožňava and the Gemer region. Within the project Participatory Budget for Rožňava, they identified as a problem a low level of knowledge and skills of participants in the creation and processing of visual material and a minimum opportunity to provide this service externally.
The project aims to create a space for further long-term and continuous activities in the existing co-working centre, which thanks to accommodation capacities will enable the implementation of projects with the participation of partners from more distant parts of the region and effectively use the networking opportunities. The multimedia studio will provide a necessary service for co-working users at the level of creating and processing video and graphic materials to improve communication with the public and thus the promotion of their activities.
The project is divided into several phases: In the first, the multimedia studio and accommodation capacities will be reconstructed and furnished, while they will use donated furniture, which is in line with the concept of not increasing environmental impact. In the second phase, a series of training events will take place led by a Norwegian partner and a Slovak media agency. In the third phase, they will connect the functional multimedia studio with the existing co-working space.
The first partner, Norsensus Mediaforum, will be a mentor/expert guarantor of the preparation, implementation and sustainability of the Multimedia Studio in the project.
The re-cooperation with the other partner, Bjerkaker Learning Lab, consists mainly in the extension of joint activities and further development of the co-working centre.
The project will be beneficial for the active citizens of Rožňava and the Gemer region, students, children, NGOs and tenants of the centre.