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MADRID - Over the course of nine months, a group of more than 20 migrant women gathered in Madrid to think of new ways of telling stories about migration, drawing on their own experiences and knowledge. The project didn’t start with a pre-established editorial plan; instead, they focused on creating spaces for collaboration where the collective would set the agenda. What began as a pilot project has become the initial phase of an initiative that continues to evolve thanks to the commitment and participation of all the women who have been part of the process.

Project Activities

Throughout the project, the team held a series of four focus groups, three art-based workshops, and a collaborative research phase in which weekly meetings were held, allowing the group to identify shared concerns and approaches aligned with the community's priorities.

This process gave rise to two main areas of focus—work and motherhood—and a common premise: to work from a place of commitment and dignity, focusing not only on the problems that affect migrant women but also on how they organise and resist.

As a result of this collective effort, the project published content co-created with migrant women, focusing on labour struggles, resistance strategies, and mental health in migration processes. In addition, the team held a collective exhibition in which the results of the art-based workshops were presented, and produced a methodological guide sharing the process.

What is the impact?

This project addressed a gap in Spain’s media ecosystem by supporting migrant women not only as sources of information, but as producers of knowledge and narratives relevant to their own communities. While Madrid is not a geographic news desert, migrant women’s experiences remain significantly underrepresented or framed through external perspectives. By establishing a migrant-led co-creation space, the project expanded who participates in agenda-setting and knowledge production.

The project contributed to pluralism by creating infrastructure for future journalism. It generated a community who wishes to continue working together, a pipeline of story ideas, and a methodological model that can be replicated or adapted by other media organisations.

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Supported
€34,900 allocated on 04/04/2025
ID:
PM4D/2025/021

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