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A different kind of summer camp - Learning about MIL in Kyrgyzstan

The MediaSabak Foundation – DW Akademie's long-time Kyrgyz project partner – recently hosted a summer media camp at Lake Issyk-Kul in northern Kyrgyzstan with a focus on Media & Information Literacy (MIL).

  • Kirgistan | Media Camp der MediaSabak Foundation

    A different kind of summer camp - Learning about MIL in Kyrgyzstan

    MIL summer camp in Kyrgyzstan

    The MediaSabak Foundation – DW Akademie's long-time Kyrgyz project partner – recently hosted the summer media camp, MediaStation 2021. It was held at Lake Issyk-Kul in northern Kyrgyzstan. 

  • Kirgistan | Media Camp der MediaSabak Foundation

    A different kind of summer camp - Learning about MIL in Kyrgyzstan

    MIL summer camp in Kyrgyzstan

    45 students from Grades 8 to 12 from all regions of Kyrgyzstan explored the basics of Media and Information Literacy (MIL). They became familiar with critical thinking and blogging, produced multimedia reports, and practiced public speaking. 

  • Kirgistan | Media Camp der MediaSabak Foundation

    A different kind of summer camp - Learning about MIL in Kyrgyzstan

    MIL summer camp in Kyrgyzstan

    The young participants learned how to navigate the digital space and protect themselves from hate speech, false information and cyberbullying. 

  • Kirgistan | Media Camp der MediaSabak Foundation

    A different kind of summer camp - Learning about MIL in Kyrgyzstan

    MIL summer camp in Kyrgyzstan

    Camp participants developed their own media projects. The top projects were given awards. 

  • Kirgistan | Media Camp der MediaSabak Foundation

    A different kind of summer camp - Learning about MIL in Kyrgyzstan

    MIL summer camp in Kyrgyzstan

    Mock elections were held so that participants could learn the specifics of political reporting. Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Committee even provided an authentic, automated ballot box. 

  • Kirgistan | Media Camp der MediaSabak Foundation

    A different kind of summer camp - Learning about MIL in Kyrgyzstan

    MIL summer camp in Kyrgyzstan

    MediaStation's newly-elected president, 15-year-old Babur Azhigulov from Osh, a Kyrgyz city, had never taken part in a summer school. He said it had greatly impressed him. "I've become a leader and now see that much still needs to be done. I've learned a lot about media literacy and human rights, and I really appreciate this. I never would have learned this back home."   

  • Kirgistan | Media Camp der MediaSabak Foundation

    A different kind of summer camp - Learning about MIL in Kyrgyzstan

    MIL summer camp in Kyrgyzstan

    Camp participants will soon be sharing their MIL experiences and understanding with their classmates. In fact, a group of participants used what they learned to hold an MIL workshop for 25 young participants in Batken, a region in southern Kyrgyzstan. They were supported by Impuls, a local independent organization. 

  • Kirgistan | Media Camp der MediaSabak Foundation

    A different kind of summer camp - Learning about MIL in Kyrgyzstan

    MIL summer camp in Kyrgyzstan

    MediaSabak und its partner organization, Media Support Center Foundation (MSCF), are among the leading MIL organizations in Central Asia. The portal www.mediasabak.org offers teachers MIL teaching concepts and school students MIL information material. Developed with DW Akademie, it is being used in 96 schools and is available in Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Russian, Uzbek, and Tajik.  

    Author: Amalia Oganjanyan


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