2. TEH STARTUP SUPPORT PROGRAMME: WHY, WHAT, WHEN, HOW WHY
is facing and set up a tailor-made scheme to move towards a sustainable
Trans Europe Halles (TEH) is a
future – even though we are all
network of grassroots cultural
having to reinvent these places in
centres, with more than 100
times of COVID-19.
members in 36 European countries. WHAT
We believe that creativity, grass-roots initiatives and public activism can improve our lives
In our vision, a startup is a civic
and societies. We are striving to
initiative that is based in a repurposed
bring a positive change through
building (industrial or otherwise)
the cultural revival of (post-
with a focus on creativity, arts and
industrial) neighbourhoods and
culture along with a Do-It-Yourself
their communities. We believe
/ Do-It-Together (DIY/DIT) approach.
that our work reinforces the future
It may well still be in its preliminary
development of independent
phase, but it is already self-sufficient
cultural and creative spaces
(either economically or due to people’s
in Europe.
dedication), although it is not yet sustainable.
We have always supported those The Startup Support Programme
who dare, who are curious and who have imagination. With this idea
invests in bringing emerging
in mind, we launched the Startup
cultural and creative spaces to their
Support Programme in 2017 within
next level of development through:
the framework of the Creative Europe network grant. This programme
– Expert consultation and coaching for their teams
is addressing socially engaged non-governmental organisations
– Peer-to-peer knowledge sharing involving other members of our
(NGOs) that are developing
network
emerging cultural and creative spaces in repurposed buildings.
– Networking activities during our conferences and meetings
The programme focuses on regions on the borders of Europe.
– Access to TEH programmes like Capacity Building, Staff Exchange, Leadership, DISCE P2P Recovery etc
Within the Startup Support Programme, we carefully look
– Inspirational case studies of spaces
at the challenges each project
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in the startup phase.
