Title: Media Literacy: Step to Inclusive Society
Dates: 30 October – 07 November 2017
Aim : The main goal of the project ‘ Media Literacy: Step to Inclusive Society’ strongly influenced by the common European challenges regarding migrant crisis, is to contribute to building greater ’, strongly influenced by the common European challenges regarding migrant crisis, is to contribute to building greater tolerance towards cultural diversity in Europe and to developing more critical stand towards media products while acknowledging the best ways to use media for creating better functioning multicultural societies.
Project Objectives:
- to increase participants’ awareness of power of media in construction of reality, develop more critical and selective approach to media products and use media tools for creating powerful messages;
- to deepen participants’ knowledge and understanding about migration and realities and challenges of migrants and host communities, as well to acknowledge and develop new approaches to foster greater tolerance towards cultural diversity and better functioning multicultural societies in Europe;
- to improve the quality of activities addressing migrant issues and engagement of young people in building more tolerant communities and reflect on new ways of delivering activities that result in improved levels of awareness towards cultural diversity, as well the necessary media skills for better self- and professional development of young people;
- to provide participants with an opportunity to share good practices in the field of youth work regarding migrant issues and media that have contributed to building greater understanding and acceptance of cultural diversity and encouraged greater cooperation between different members of their communities, as well to reflect on common challenges and create new contacts and networks for future cooperation;
- to enhance participants knowledge about Erasmus+ Programme and its Key Actions and to encourage participants to develop new project ideas and foster future cooperation under Erasmus+ Programme.
By reaching all these objectives we believe the project will meet several objectives of Erasmus+ and foremost contribute to joint efforts of creating more cohesive and inclusive societies in Europe. Namely, the project will result in increased understanding and knowledge about migration and issues of multicultural societies and improved media skills of participants that can be further transferred and taught to their target groups, also through media products created during this training course, that will in turn contribute to developing greater tolerance towards cultural diversity on different levels.
Profile of Participants:
- 3 Youth workers and educators strongly motivated to work on development and improvement their competencies in the areas of migration, cultural diversity, tolerance building and media; interested in working with these concepts and applying them in youth and community work.
- Participants are expected to have previous experience in working with young people and/or communities or have a strong interest to be actively involved in the field of youth work in the future. Previous experience and/or knowledge in the field of media or migration is not obligatory, since the activities of the project are aimed at providing participants an opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of these concepts and its features through different tools, methods and techniques of non-formal education. In the selection process of participants we will also pay extra attention to the abilities of participants to implement their new competencies and applied knowledge in their work with communities and young people.
Partner countries: Danmark, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Spain, Slovakia
Venue: Struga, Macedonia
Financial conditions: The Bulgarian participants will get travel reimbursement up to 180 euros for return ticket.
Participation fee: Each participants will have to make own contribution of 25 euros
If you are interested in and would like to take part in you can fill the from here : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduhBmS5FXONO3QkCiLOLJMbSpc5SOT-8EbaLIc_vAZW1ulOg/viewform?c=0&w=1
Deadline: 15 August 2017
