Ina Grejdeanu, Strategic Development Officer at the IJC, presented to young people several media education tools developed by the Independent Journalism Center and other partners, which can be accessed by young people both for information and to have fun while learning new things: mediacritica.md, Stop Fals application, and the game Media Erudit. The guest urged young people to be vigilant and not be manipulated, because the information we consume can affect us as well as the foods we consume – this is also the conclusion of the video “Do you know what media you consume,” with which she ended her presentation.
The young people had the opportunity to learn more about the work of the local newspaper “Gazeta de Sud” from editor Ion Ciumeica. The journalist shared newspapers and told about how the publication covers the problems of the young. His appeal to young readers was to be active, to capitalize on the opportunities they have, and to seek their vocation.
Finally, the participants had a session on identifying project ideas for youth at the local level. Ana Indoitu, president of Invento, talked about several projects implemented by young people and said that in order to achieve your goals, only two things are needed: health and will. Attendees identified problems in their community and learned how to prioritize them in order to solve them later through projects.
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“European Café” meetings for young people take place in different places in Moldova. Activities are carried out within the project “Strengthening Independence in Communication Media in Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia,” implemented by the Independent Journalism Center in collaboration with Internews.