Tool4youth

Main aim: to promote critical thinking, media literacy, and awareness, while also fostering essential skills in individuals, with a particular focus on youth education and EU funding projects.

Objectives:

To increase awareness of what news is fake, which resources are not trustworthy.
To create a common consciousness to change the societies habits of believing in everything they hear or read
To promote EU funding projects to the wider community.
To raise awareness of youth education and its deep effects at local, national, and international levels.
To enhance the media literacy skills of youth
To improve design thinking, creativity, adaptability, resilience, and even empathy.
To develop communication, teamwork, digital literacy, analyzing, research

Activities:

Transnational Project Meeting (TPM1) in Portugal | July 2022

The first transnational project meeting took place in Montijo, Portugal from July 24 to 25, 2022, bringing together 9 participants. Project partners met to launch the project and define its main objectives and structure. During the meeting, partners discussed general guidelines, shared resources, and planned the implementation of local activities and future project steps.The meeting helped establish a strong foundation for effective cooperation and smooth project implementation.

Learning, Teaching, and Training (LTT1) in Turkey | in September 2022

The first training activity was organised in Şarköy, Türkiye from September 17 to 21, 2022, bringing together 23 participants from 5 countries. The training focused on media literacy, fake news recognition, and critical thinking. Participants engaged in workshops, peer-to-peer activities, and group discussions, developing practical skills to analyse information, identify misinformation, and use digital tools responsibly.

Transnational Project Meeting (TPM2) in Poland | December 2022

The second transnational project meeting took place in Warsaw, Poland on December 10, 2022, bringing together 10 participants. Partners evaluated the first training results and planned upcoming activities. The meeting focused on preparing the next training in Bosnia and Herzegovina, defining peer-to-peer activities, and discussing the structure of the project’s comic strip.The meeting contributed to strengthening coordination between partners and ensuring the quality of future project activities.

Learning, Teaching, and Training (LTT2) in Bosnia and Herzegovina | March 2023

The second training activity was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina from March 17 to 23, 2023, bringing together 26 participants. Participants continued developing media literacy skills and explored creative ways to communicate project themes. Activities included workshops, collaborative tasks, and the development of a comic strip aimed at raising awareness about misinformation and digital challenges.

Transnational Project Meeting (TPM3) in Lithuania and Multiplier Event | September 2023

The third project meeting was organised in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 22, 2023, together with a multiplier event. During the event, partners presented their organisations, shared project results, and showcased peer-to-peer activities and videos. The meeting also focused on dissemination strategies and engaging a wider audience in media literacy topics.The event also provided an opportunity to connect with a broader audience and increase the visibility of the project results.

Transnational Project Meeting (TPM4) in Portugal | January 2024

The final project meeting took place in Montijo, Portugal on January 21, 2024, bringing together 12 participants for the final evaluation of the project. During the meeting, partners reviewed the developed outputs, including the comic strips, discussed project results, and evaluated the overall impact. Future dissemination and sustainability of the results were also addressed.

Results:

Toolkit: Comic strip about the infodemic, aiming to showcase how it affects people and promote media literacy among young individuals.
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This project is funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ program, supporting education, training, youth, and sports initiatives across Europe.