Strengthening truth transparency and democracy in Ukraine

This project aims to enhance media literacy and fact-checking capabilities in Ukraine. Project activities include: (1) organizing a comprehensive program to enhance fact-checking and verification skills within the Ukrainian journalistic community; (2) establishing a network of media literacy clubs across Ukraine focusing on educating and empowering active citizens to critically assess media content and identify disinformation; and (3) conducting a public awareness campaign on media literacy and fact-checking to empower the broad public to critically evaluate and verify the information. The project aims to benefit Ukrainian journalists media professionals and a diverse range of individuals including women men girls boys and non-binary persons from different backgrounds and communities.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased adoption of sustainable gender-sensitive fact-checking practices in Ukrainian newsrooms; (2) empowered key multipliers to continue spreading media literacy and critical thinking knowledge in their communities in a sustainable way; and (3) increased capacity of the broader public to evaluate and verify information critically by conducting a public awareness campaign on media literacy and fact-checking.