DigiConAct: Your Idea for Your Community
What?
Mini-grants of up to 1,500 Euro each support creative, needs-based initiatives that strengthen social commitment, faith, community, and participation among young people (local, national and international ideas possible!).
Advantages
- financial support of up to 1,500 Euro to realise your idea
- mentoring and accompaniment from the socioMovens team
- international visibility for your initiative
- opportunity to present your project at the event in Germany and network with other people active in youth work
- featured in Good Practice publication on digital youth engagement
Examples
- digital sharing or storytelling platform
- hybrid community project combining local service and online reflection
- podcast, video or social media campaign for solidarity and social action
For tips on how to realise mini-grant projects in general see also our Manual II in this document.
Who?
Alumni of the socioMovens network aged 16–28, who want to shape the local youth work with digital and hybrid ideas. Please form small groups of at least two participants (one of them 18+ years old).
When?
Application deadline: 31 December 2025, admission on rolling basis
Implementation period: January – August 2026
Presentation of results: at international event in Germany, October 2026
How?
Please complete the attached application form – if you need support or advice, feel free to connect: info@sociomovens.de.
Selection Criteria
- Relevance – clear link to the needs identified locally / internationally
- Innovation – creative digital or hybrid approach
- Feasibility – realistic and achievable within the given timeframe and budget
- Impact – contribution to faith-based community, participation, and solidarity
- Representation – possibility to realise min. one mini-grant per country and a diversity of mini-grants ideas