To support and promote equality and social/digital inclusion in rural areas, the DIsinformation of Seniors in Rural Areas (DISeRA) project aimed at improving the media literacy of the rural elderly-adult population in Italy, Ireland, Slovakia, and North Macedonia to access, recognize and act on information through: - awareness-raising activities; - capacity-building on basic digital skills and; - the creation of a European network to promote critical thinking.
The DIsinformation of SEniors in Rural Areas (DISERA) project aimed at improving the media literacy of rural adult and senior man and women in Italy, Ireland, Slovakia and Republic of North Macedonia through awareness-raising on disinformation, capacity-building on digital skills and promotion of critical thinking to access, recognize and act on information. With the project we intended: - To strengthen the capacity of partner organizations to work transnationally focusing on media literacy within the rural adult and senior population; - Raise awareness of the problem and consequences of disinformation in European rural communities; - To strengthen relevant digital skills in the rural adult and senior population to access news, analyses content and recognize disinformation; - To bring the European dimension to people living in rural areas to ensure project sustainability and impact.