1- Strengthen social inclusion and active digital participation in society of vulnerable groups, especially adults with low levels of education, unemployed and aged +55, with the implementation of the Dialogic Media Literacy Gatherings in different contexts: Spain, Italy and Romania. 2- Transfer the Dialogic Media Literacy methodology to tackling disinformation in adult education with an intercultural and intergenerational approach, in diverse topics such as health, migration, ethnic minorities, gender violence, etc. 3- Offer an innovative Toolkit (PR1) co-created with vulnerable adults that supports inclusive and participative ICT and Media Literacy training through the implementation of SEAs. 4- Promotion of EU values, civic engagement, and participation by enhancing social, intercultural competences, and media literacy among vulnerable adults. 5- Training adult education professionals and volunteers to combat disinformation across ICT with the DMLG methodology, aiming to enhance staff competencies. This will improve the quality, focus, and impact of adult education in media literacy through innovative, evidence-based approaches.
The desinfoEND project application was driven by a deep concern for the growing impact of disinformation on public discourse, democracy, and individual decision-making. The project was motivated by the demand for media literacy from Agora’s learners, highlighting an urgent need for people to navigate and understand the complex landscape of digital information. In an era where digital platforms can amplify disinformation and misinformation at an unprecedented scale, it was recognized that there was an urgent need for concerted efforts to mitigate this phenomenon at a European level, especially in adults +55 years old, unemployed and with low educational level. This need was particularly significant in Spain, Romania, and Italy, where the proliferation of disinformation poses unique challenges. At the moment of submitting the desinfoEND proposal in 2021, 85% of Europeans thought that disinformation was a problem in their countries and 83% considered that was a problem for democracy. In this regard, the desinfoEND project has addressed to counteract disinformation through dialogic media literacy by implementing Interactive Groups and Dialogic Media Literacy Gatherings.