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  • Portrait of Tamar Kintsurashvili

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    Discover truth yourself!

    Tamar Kintsurashvili is the executive director of the Media Development Foundation (MDF) in Georgia. She is an associate professor on media ethics and propaganda research methods. She runs the youth project Myth Detector Lab for Media Literacy which debunks fake news and at enhances young people’s critical thinking and capacity to establish the reliability of news sources and content.

  • Portrait of Eddie Avila

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    Digital inclusion of underrepresented and marginalized communities!

    Eddie Ávila, director of Rising Voices, BoliviaRising Voices promotes the digital inclusion of under-represented and marginalized communities around the world. In Latin America, Rising Voices facilitates opportunities to access data analysis tools as a way to better understand media representation through its Reframed Stories project.

  • Ena Omerovic (privat)

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    Empower migrants and refugees to speak up!

    Ena Omerovic cofounded the Media Literacy through Media Making (MMM) project at Utrecht University, Netherlands. She developed a curriculum for young people with a migrant background who have fled their countries and have recently arrived in the Netherlands. The project combines media-making with learning Dutch and provides migrant youth with media literacy skills and the Dutch language.

  • Portait of Alexandre Bianquini Do Amaral

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    Make the most out of the digital age!

    Alexandre Amaral is a young blogger and journalism student from São Paulo. He is involved in communicating journalism and audiovisual projects aimed at empowering citizens by imparting critical thinking and media literacy competencies (MIL). He sees the digital age as a huge opportunity. Utilizing MIL skills helps to create meaningful content that can change lives for the better.

  • Portrait of Naglaa Elemary

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    Empower media literacy at schools!

    Naglaa Elemary is lecturer at the British University in Egypt and the Jordan Media Institute in Amman. She is a media trainer and consultant across the Middle East and North Africa. She has an extensive knowledge of media reform in many Arab countries, where she works closely with local institutions. She is the lead expert for media literacy projects for schools and universities in Jordan.

  • Experten in Medienkompetenz. MIL | Prossy Kawala (Privat)

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    Media literacy strengthens community voices!

    Prossy Kawala is director at the Centre for Media Literacy and Community Development (CEMCOD) in Uganda. Her work involves media literacy training for children, youth and women, and the promotion of the use of democracy and civic engagement among local government officials. Her speciality is designing training packages that help communities influence their own development through media.

  • Roslyn Kratochvil Moore (DW/P. Aldenrath)

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    Finding innovative ways to spread Media and Information literacy!

    Roslyn Kratochvil Moore is a project manager at DW Akademie and specializes in Media and Information literacy (MIL). She comes from an international development and humanitarian aid background focusing on education and refugees. She has implemented projects across East Africa and South Asia and is committed to finding innovative ways for sharing best practice and peer-to-peer learning

  • Portrait of Ruurd Ousterwoud

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    Developing resistance to disinformation!

    Ruurd Oosterwoud is the founder of DROG, a dutch organization, which develops educational materials that serve as a “vaccine” against fake news and disinformation. The organization developed the serious game 'Bad News', in which players are challenged to develop and spread fake news. By letting the participants experience how fake news works, DROG increases resistance to it.

  • Portrait of Nadine Gogu

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    We need independent and impartial media!

    Nadine Gogu is the director of the Independent Journalism Center (IJC) in Chisinau, Moldova. Her mission is to promote independent and impartial media at a national level. She has spearheaded the development of laws relating to Freedom of Expression and access to information. She is at the forefront of developing MIL education in Moldova.

  • Portait of Joost van de Port

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    Promote access to the wealth of media!

    Joost van de Port is Head of Media at the College of the Arts Windhoek, Namibia. He connects the creative potential of youth with growing employment opportunities in the media industry, in a country with over 48% youth unemployment. In 2015, he initiated MiLLi*, a multiplier network for media literacy, to ensure youth develop skills to make, use and produce media and identify negative impact.

  • Portait of Hania Bitar

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    Media literacy is a tool for sustainable peace!

    Hania Bitar is the director of PYALARA (Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation), which she founded in 1999. Later she co-founded the International Women’s Commission for a Just and Sustainable Palestinian-Israeli Peace. She serves as a member of the board of trustees of the Arab American University of Jenin and is a board member of a number of local Palestinian NGOs.

  • Portrait of Vibol Mam

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    Media literacy is a necessary skill for everyone!

    Vibol Mam designs and coordinates projects at the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM). They promote democratic governance, human rights, gender equality and empowerment of women and youth through increasing access to independent media. The goal is to strengthen and expand freedom of expression, access to information and an independent media landscape in Cambodia.

  • Portrait of Osama Manzar

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    Empower citizens through media literacy!

    Osama Manzar is the founder and director of the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), India. He is on a the mission to eradicate information poverty using digital tools. He supports activity-based, peer-to-peer, hands-on training and workshops for first generation technology users in rural and tribal communities.. He is a social entrepreneur, author, impact speaker, angel investor and mentor.


Media and Information Literacy (MIL)
DW Akademie | Media and Information Literacy | MMM Utrecht University

MIL - a global movement!

Why Media and Information Literacy is the hot topic.
The Cambodian approach
Kambodscha Media Literacy and Information Projekt

Improving democratic governance for marginalized citizens

Promoting democratic governance, human rights and gender equality through increasing access to independent media.

The Moldovan view

We need independent and impartial media!

On a mission to promote independent media. Listen to Nadine Gogu, director of the Independent Journalism Center, Moldova

Osteuropa DW Akademie Informationsreise Ute Schaeffer

Develop critical media thinking!

The Independent Journalist Center (IJC) put a strong focus on fighting propaganda and misinformation. Read the interview with IJC director Nadine Gogu:

The Ugandan way
DW Dossier Milweek 2018 auf #mediadev | Prossy Kawala, Uganda

Never before has there been a need for media literacy like NOW! 

"Ugandans have no public awareness for media literacy - despite the fact that 90% of young people are frequent and ardent media consumers", says Prossy Kawala.
The Georgian access

Discover truth youself!

Development of technologies allowed to spread the news and to manipulate contents simultaneously. It’s often difficult to distinguish quality media product from falsified one. In Georgia the Media Development Foundation (MDF) is trying to enhance young people’s critical thinking. Listen to Tamar Kinturashvili, executive direktor of MDF.

Screenshot Fake News Detector

How to measure truth

"Debunkin fake news is a trend in media development", says Tamar Kintsurashvili from the Georgian Media Development Foundation (MDF). Read the interview with her:

MILEN

Media and Information Literacy Expert Network

MILEN is....

a global network of experts, empowers people & communities to make informed choises, promotes critical thinking, advocates MIL at policy level, provides practical solutions, critical thinking enables citizens to hold media to account, creating critical media content, empowers citizens, giving everybody equal communities to make their voices heard, an accountable and transparent network working on promoting freedom of expression and access to information for all.

 

Resource
DW Akademie | Media and Information Literacy | Milli

The MILEN White Paper

MILEN (Media and Information Literacy Expert Network) share the vision that Media Information and Literacy education is a critical tool to prepare citizens for a responsible future in an increasingly globalized world.

The Indian perspective

Imagine every household in India is digitally literate!

In 2000, Osama Manzar began his mission to eradicate information poverty from India using digital tools.

Indien Media and Information Literacy Expert Network

Most of India is poor, because information does not go to the poor!

In 2000, when nobody in India was thinking about taking the Internet to the villages, Osama Manzar began his mission to eradicate information poverty using digital tools. Read the interview with the digital entrepreneur.
The Brazilian way
Experten in Medienkompetenz. MIL | Alexandre Bianquini Do Amaral

Make the most out of the digital age!

We all have a huge opportunity ahead in the digital age, and it is up to each one of us to make the most of it, utilizing media and information literacy (MIL) skills, believes the Brazilian Vlogger Alexandre Amaral:
The Latin American approach

Digital inclusion of marginalized communities! Eddie Ávila:

"Rising voices" promotes the digital inclusion of marginalized communities. Listen to "Rising its director Eddie Ávila:

DW Akademie | Media and Information Literacy | Rising Voices

Connect the unconnected!

Many groups are excluded from society and  we can see that also happening on the Internet in some ways. Read the complete interview with Eddie Ávila from "Rising Voices"
Example from Netherlands
DW Akademie | Media and Information Literacy | MMM Utrecht University

Media Literacy through Media Making

People who migrated to another country often come across stereotyping. "Media Literacy through Media Making" is helping refugees to being more resistant to stereotypes spread through the media.