Polina Meshcheryakova

Has 3+ years of professional experience in media outlets and sustainability. Participated in the UN-Habitat project on the Voluntary Local Review of the SDGs in Moscow, worked for the OSCE and at the FIFA World Cup. Has a Master’s and Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from a top 5 Russian university, wrote a thesis on the SDG4. Currently consults business on the SDG Agenda, prepares educational products on communication, as well as organizes networking events to support entrepreneurship among beginners. In the free time leads a blog on Instagram on sustainable development in support of the SDG4 and 17 for which received a finalist nomination in the section of social issues promotion.

1. Attract attention to people with Down Syndrome through cinema in Russia and worldwide by lifting the stigma, telling their stories and introducing the topic in the public discussion;
2. SDG 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 17;
3. Russia and worldwide;
4. Partnership established between a video production company and a theatre;
5. Impact is yet to be measured;
6. Theatre, small business representative, journalists;
7. Currently hold negotiations with potential investors. Still pending;
8. 8. Plan to publish the news in the leading media resources and apply for nominations in international festivals.