The Digital and Media Literacy for NGOs training program aimed to provide NGO personnel with the necessary skills and information to analyze, evaluate, and create effective messages on a wide variety of digital mediums.Our goal is to strengthen civil society’s ability to address challenges such as disinformation, transparency and accountability.
80 participants from Eastern and Central Europe participated in an interactive training course with experts in social media campaigns, digital storytelling, community engagement, internet security, data analysis, media literacy, and combating disinformation.
Objectives
Participants were expected to actively build on the training by applying the knowledge and skills obtained in their countries and in their organizations. The virtual training program included quizzes and a graduation project due one month after the end of the training.
Funded by the U.S. Department of State Office of Citizen Exchanges and implemented by Digital Communication Network Global and World Learning, this program provided an overview of the main areas of contemporary media and prepare NGO personnel with the skills needed to excel in the digital world.
Sullabus
- Session: Media literacy and disinformation | Facilitator: Sherry Hope Culver
- Session: Digital security threats for NGOs | Facilitator: Lukasz Krol
- Session: Social media campaigns | Facilitator: Marianna Tanagia
- Session: Digital storytelling for NGOs | Facilitator: Giannis Mylopoulos
- Session: Community engagement for NGOs | Facilitators: Nikos Panagiotou, Anthi Baliou
- Session: Data Analysis for Social Media Campaigns | Facilitator: Ilias Nikezis
- Session: Digital literacy as a tool to promote awareness | Facilitator: Betty Tsakarestou
- Session: Data Protection for NGO officials | Facilitator: Raashi Saxena
Projects
All participants delivered a final project or product that they wish to develop and enact. This deliverable was designed based upon lessons learned throughout the training.