Participation in Make sense of the news youth exchange will enable young participants to learn how the media influences us and how we react to the information placed on us by the media. It will also encourage them to become aware of the importance of strengthening their competences, intercultural awareness, personal development, empowerment and active citizenship.
The aim of the youth exchange is to raise young people’s awareness that there is a lot of misleading and unverified information appearing in the media today. Therefore it is the task of young people to be able to properly filter and critically process this information. Participation in this youth exchange will help them to think more critically in the future about everything they read or hear from the media, making it easier for them to shape their own destiny. The Participants will improve their media literacy and ability to think critically and analyze media publications through various non-formal education activities. In doing so, they will learn to work with information, search for information, acquire analytical skills and improve verbal expression.
The methods of work will be in the form of non-formal education and learning from practical work. The activities of the project will be various and participants will have the chance to enjoy different methodologies such as icebreakers, energizers, warm-up activities, group work, discussions, learning by doing, inter-cultural nights and outdoor activities included in a series of workshops and activities connected with media literacy.
This project is also a great opportunity for young people to learn about another country, culture, language, broaden their horizons and get new ideas for the future.
Costs for board, accommodation and training are fully covered by the organizers.
Host of the activity: Association Connect, Slovenia
Participating Countries: Slovenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Spain
The youth exchange is scheduled for 25 April – 5 May 2023
Location: Šalovci, Slovenia
Participant profile is young people (16 to 30 years old), interested in developing their knowledge on the topic of media literacy.
Number of participants: 5 young people (16-30 years) + 1 group leader (no age limit)
The application is open until 15 March 2023. Register here.
The project was funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Programme.
