On May 19, the beautiful city of Podgorica hosted the third full-day project meeting of the MEDIActive Youth initiative, dedicated to strengthening youth media literacy and critical thinking in the Balkans and beyond.

The meeting gathered 8 participants from 6 partner organizations, including representatives from: Albania (Beyond Barriers), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BRAVO), Croatia (HERMES), North Macedonia (CID), Serbia (CDER) and Montenegro (NVO Prima – the hosting partner).

Agenda Highlights:

Overview of completed project deliverables

Planning next steps and partner responsibilities

Deep dives into key work packages:

• WP3: Teaching Material Pack – “Sorting Facts from Fiction”

• WP4: Online course (MOOC) on Moodle

• WP5: Expanding The Transnational Youth Magazine (TYM)

• WP6: Dissemination & impact strategies

Budget review, risk mitigation, and action planning wrapped up the day.

MEDIActive Youth is a two-year initiative aimed at boosting the capacities of youth NGOs in the Balkans through innovative, multilingual Open Educational Resources focused on news literacy, critical thinking, and media activism. The project contributes to regional reconciliation, EU value promotion, and global dialogue through youth voices. This initiative also enhances The Transnational Youth Magazine, empowering young authors from the Balkans to contribute with new perspectives, topics, and articles.

We’re proud of our progress and inspired by the collective energy of our partners. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue fighting misinformation and empowering youth to think critically and act responsibly! 

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