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Freenity

Strengthening Civic Engagement through Digital Collaboration

Role:
Location:

Community Coordinator

         Mellieha, Malta

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Overview 

Freenity is a platform designed to strengthen civic engagement and participatory governance by building structured collaboration networks. It fosters knowledge-sharing, capacity-building, and collective action across communities worldwide, focused on addressing urban, environmental, and social challenges.

 

Key components of the approach include:

  • Camps: Co-creation spaces enabling participants from diverse regions to share experiences and co-develop locally adapted solutions.

  • Facilitator Trainings: Capacity-building sessions for local leaders, civil society actors, and development practitioners to sustain, replicate, and expand community-led initiatives.

  • Volunteering: Structured opportunities for professionals to provide mentorship, technical expertise, and support to grassroots projects through remote engagement.

  • Community Creation: Development of action-oriented communities using innovative digital infrastructure and social techniques to foster collaboration, team-building, and successful project implementation.

 

As part of the team, I contributed to the coordination and implementation of strategic initiatives, supporting community development processes and strengthening participatory systems through structured methodologies and stakeholder engagement.

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Key Responsibilities
  • Coordinated multi-stakeholder collaboration between Freenity, local NGOs, and community leaders.

  • Developed and monitored work plans, timelines, and deliverables.

  • Facilitated participatory workshops to co-design community media strategies.

  • Managed budgeting, logistics, and reporting for project implementation.

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Impact & Results
  • Launched 3 fully operational community media platforms.

  • Trained 20+ volunteers in media production, storytelling, and content management.

  • Increased global engagement and visibility of community issues through storytelling.

  • Strengthened ownership of the platforms with long-term sustainability strategies.

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Skills Demonstrated
  • Strategic planning and coordination

  • Team leadership and cross-cultural communication

  • Stakeholder engagement

  • Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

  • Report writing and donor communication​​

  • LinkedIn

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