The project Frequency Shift builds on this momentum by responding to both opportunity and need. It recognises that creative communities have already claimed this space, fostering a self-organized ecosystem driven by freedom of expression, collaboration, shared resources and experimentation. However, these informal cultural systems often lack structural support, documentation, and (international) recognition. The project addresses these gaps directly by formalizing and amplifying existing cultural and technical infrastructures through radio, immersive technology, mentorship and artistic exchange.

By fostering community-led content creation, media training, and cultural entrepreneurship, the project puts local actors at the centre, enhancing ownership, sustainability, and grassroots engagement. Drawing on the extensive expertise of Santuri East Africa, Creatives Garage, BlackRhino VR, and in collaboration with Calotropis Radio as well as European partners such as the Independent Community Radio Network, the project facilitates transcontinental exchange through co-produced broadcasts, shared workshops, and artist residencies. It promotes mutual learning between African and European creatives by activating a public space as a site for shared storytelling, co-creation, digital innovation and long-term cross-cultural collaboration.