Summary of the project implemented by PRONI
Disinformation threatens social stability, undermines trust in institutions and affects young people. Our project develops interactive tools (board games and cards) that help young people recognize fake news through role-playing simulations of media actors. With the Youth Advisory Board, research, workshops in schools and CSOs, and a media campaign, we strengthen critical thinking and media literacy in BiH and the region. Join us in the fight for the truth.
Project goal(s)
General objective: To increase media literacy and develop critical thinking among young people in the Brčko District, BiH and the region through the development of educational tools on recognizing and combating disinformation and promoting active fact checking.
Specific objectives:
- To form a Youth Advisory Board (YAB) composed of 15 young people from the Brčko District of BiH, which will be key persons in the development of educational tools for improving media literacy.
- To develop an educational tool (with YAB) in the form of a board game or a set of cards, which will serve as an introduction to workshops on media literacy and recognizing disinformation.
- To organize minimum 10 educational workshops for young people using the developed tools, focusing on the importance of fact-checking and media literacy.
- To increase awareness among young people about the global problem of disinformation and its impact on society through a media campaign.
Beneficiaries
- 150 young people who will directly use the developed educational tool (game or cards) and participate in 10 workshops on media literacy and fact-checking through the project.
- Young people (15-30 years old) from the Brčko District of BiH and the wider region with the B&H speaking area. Through educational tools (game or cards) and workshops, they will acquire skills in recognizing disinformation and increase their media literacy.
- Teachers and educational institutions will use the developed tools in the educational process, which will improve the quality of teaching in the field of media literacy and critical thinking among students.
- Civil society organizations (approximately 60 CSOs in the Brčko District of BiH) that work with youth will use the tools for education within their programs, which will raise the level of media literacy among young people in their communities.
- The general public, through promotional activities and a public campaign, will be better informed about the problem of disinformation and the importance of media literacy. In this way, society as a whole becomes more resistant to disinformation.
Main activities
- Establishment of YAB
- Education of 15 youth (YAB) on media literacy and disinformation (min. 4 workshops)
- Conducting research on disinformation and media literacy (survey with min. 500 youth)
- Development of educational game or cards in BiH language
- Organization of 10 workshops in schools and CSOs
- Preparation of a detailed Plan for a comprehensive public and advocacy campaign, which will include at least 2 policy briefs, one research for the preparation of a policy brief on the topic of disinformation and the importance of media literacy in Brcko and 1 video
- Final event (round table) for the presentation of project results and promotion of the tools to the general public, representatives of government (educational) institutions and CSOs from Brcko District and BiH
Related news:
PARTICIPATE IN THE RESEARCH – Media and information literacy among young people
Publications:
Media and information literacy in Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Available in Bosnian language)