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Projects completed in 2017
Youth e-Perspectives on Migration
period: February 2016 – March 2017
source of funding: Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic
Partnerships
coordinator: ALL DIGITAL
website: http://www.yep4europe.eu
The idea of the Youth e-Perspectives on Migration (YeP)
project was to teach young people to use digital media
to address important societal issues; the focus topic was
refugees and migration. Some 23 young people from three
countries participated in international training on photo
creation and editing, digital storytelling, creating a website/
blog and using social media. The training was based on the
training methodology developed through a collaborative
effort by the three partners. Guidelines on how to apply the
methodology were also produced.
The project was inspired by Humans of New York and
similar initiatives, where photographers and video makers
use the digital language to tell compelling stories and
put a human face onto societal issues such as migration,
unemployment, and relationships. At the core of our method
is digital storytelling, a combination of soft and technical
skills which stimulates self-reflection, critical thinking and
self-expression.
We are proud to say that the YeP project won the award
in the Education and Democracy category of the Lifelong
Learning Awards in 2017, rewarding initiatives that enhance
critical thinking using digital tools, that raise awareness
of civic rights within the internet, and that promote active
participation in democracy in the digital era.
Project partners developed and implemented the
methodology for a non-formal training course based on
blended learning. The main part of the methodology is
implemented as face-to-face activities. It includes four
interrelated digital media modules: Digital Journalism,
Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling and Online
Platforms, in which the refugee crisis was our main theme.
The methodology can be applied to any other “hot” societal
topic that young people are faced with.