Citizen Journalism Academy for Youth is an Erasmus+ KA2 Capacity Building for Youth project that aims to build the capacity of youth organisations to use innovative tools and practices, which foster community engagement of young people through new media technologies.

Context

The 21st century demands raising skills and competences to respond to fast technological development and a shifting digital realm. Media literacy is defined as the ability to access, analyse, evaluate and communicate information and messages in various forums and online platforms.

Digital skills are an essential component in using digital devices, communication applications, and networks to access and manage information. They are critical for job creation and social inclusion, enabling people to create and share digital content, communicate and collaborate, and at the same time, solve issues effectively by learning and participating in social activities on a larger scale.

Objectives

The project sets three specific objectives:

1. 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.
2. to promote mutual cooperation and exchange of best practices in the field of youth work in combating fake news and disinformation.
3. 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.

Consortium

• Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Culture and Education-FECE (Coordinator, Bulgaria)
• Entrepreneurship and Social Economy Group – EKO (Greece)
• EUROSUD (Italy)
• People in Focus – PIF (Albania)
• MAAT for Peace, Development and Human Rights – MAAT (Egypt)
• East and West Centre for Sustainable Development – WE Centre (Jordan)
• EUROMED EVE (Tunisia)