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Media Minds: Critical Thinking and Active Participation in Gen Z

2025-3-CZ01-KA152-YOU-0003789112025Mobility of young peopleongoing
Countries: CZ|IT|PL|EL · Grant: €24,826
Media literacy and tackling disinformationEuropean identity and valuesDemocracy and inclusive democratic participation

Objectives

Media Minds helps young people (18–25) learn to spot false or harmful information online, talk with respect about public issues, and take part in community life. We use non-formal education: learning by doing, small teams, debates, games, and a daily reflection with Youthpass. The exchange takes place in Czechia with groups from CZ, PL, IT, and GR. At least 50% of participants are young people with fewer opportunities, supported by buddies, plain-language materials, and a quiet room. We follow green rules (no plastic, reusable bottles, waste sorting) and clear ethics (consent, credits, AI transparency). Our objectives are simple and practical: Build media literacy: young people understand misinformation, disinformation and malinformation, and how platforms and bias work. Grow verification skills: they use a 4-step check (source → proof → context → bias), basic image/video checks, and clear argumentation in debate. Create open tools: teams produce 5–7 short videos and a Fact-Check Toolkit (open licence, with subtitles) that youth workers and teachers can reuse. Support civic action: after the exchange, at least 80% of participants run one local action (school workshop, debate or mini-campaign), together reaching 500+ people. Recognise learning: every participant maps progress to the 8 Key Competences and receives Youthpass. Strengthen youth work quality: partners improve practice in inclusion, safe facilitation, green event design, and simple evaluation.

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