Citizen Journalism Academy for Youth

Aims & objectives

AIMS
The primary goal of this initiative is to enhance the capabilities of youth organizations in utilizing innovative tools and methods. These resources aim to promote the involvement of young individuals in their communities through the use of emerging media technologies.

OBJECTIVES
- To improve the knowledge and capacity of youth organisations to promote media literacy and digital skills among young people as a way for community engagement and active participation in the democratic life of their communities.
- To promote mutual cooperation and exchange of best practices in the field of youth work in combating fake news and disinformation.
- To support the qualitative development of youth work through the application of training materials for critical thinking, media literacy, digital skills, leadership skills, self-reflection, empowerment and engagement of young people and youth workers.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

The team was composed by 24 international youth workers coming from Bulgaria, Greece, Egypt, Italy, Jordan, Albania and Tunisia

Training methods used & main activities

Non formal education, Team building, Icebreaker, Media literacy and Citizen Journalism

Outcomes of the activity

The outcome of the international training was the piloting and implementation of new open educational resources and non-formal education tools; training, exchange of best practices and cooperation among youth workers; and organising an international academy and competition on citizen journalism for young people.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Trainer and Organizer

I worked on this training for 3 days as a full time trainer.