Training Course “Escape Fake News 2.0”

Dear members and colleagues,

We are looking for participants for the Training Course “Escape Fake News 2.0”, in Czech Republic 2 – 10 November 2024 & in Georgia March/April 2025.

If you are interested and SERIOUS, please fill the application form after reading the information bellow.
Application form through this link:
https://forms.gle/82FvmKTLK3gjtQk77

Deadline to apply: 25 August 2024
JORDANIANS ONLY

Locations: Czech Republic & Georgia.
Duration: 2 – 10 November 2024 & March/April 2025

About the project:
The project ESCAPE FAKE NEWS is a two-staged international training course that introduces fact-checking techniques, revealing fake news and gamification in non- formal education.
Through this training course, we want to share with enthusiastic youth our experience with developing educational games and education on media literacy. We want to use our experience and feedback from participants gained in the successful training course from 2022 and make this training course even better. We aim to share our expertise and inspire youth to be active and start their initiatives.

Objectives:
– Introduce fact-checking techniques and educate about fake news, disinformation and manipulation practices.
– Promote gamification and other modern learning and interactive techniques in non-formal education.
– Enhance media literacy skills, enabling participants to distinguish between news and opinions, facts and disinformation
– Promote cross-cultural collaboration and intercultural experience.
– Address media literacy challenges in different countries and communities and improve the media literacy situation in Europe.

Partner countries: Czech Republic, Georgia, Spain, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

WHEN & WHERE
– 1st stage: 2-10 November 2024, in Horka nad Moravou, Czech Republic.
– 2nd stage: March/April 2025, Georgia / duration of one week during March OR April (we have no specific dates yet for the one week training in Georgia).

Participant’s Profile:
– Active Youth Workers/ Youngsters with potential.
– Committed to attend both stages, participate actively during the whole duration of the project.
– Between 18 and 35 years old.
– English at a communicative level.
– Interested in topics such as media literacy, critical thinking, disinformation or fake news.
– Ready to apply gained techniques in youth work, own organizations and communities.
– Individuals who are ready to learn, work hard, share explore new horizons, through this support others and be inspiring leaders.
– People from different social backgrounds, regions.

Selection Process:
In order to apply, we ask applicants to send us a short video that can be recorded with a mobile phone, and answer these two questions:
1. Why is it important to combat disinformation?
2. What is your personal motivation to join this training course?
Your video should not be longer than 2 minutes.

Please upload it to Google Drive, then copy-paste the link to the relevant section of this application form. (Please make sure to change the access option of the link to “anyone with the link” in order for us to see your video)!

IMPORTANT NOTES:
– You have to be fully available during both stages in Czech Republic and in Georgia.
– It is an interactive project, some activities might take place in nature.
– Travel costs, accommodation, food will be fully covered to the chosen participants by the organizer.
– Basic English language for communication is required.

* Participants with few opportunities (unemployed, not in school, few financial possibility ties, cultural / religious/gender obstacles etc.) and our Ex ESC volunteers will have priority and a tailored support plan.

If you are interested and SERIOUS, please fill the application form:
https://forms.gle/82FvmKTLK3gjtQk77