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The project

VoM

Voice of Migration: Future Communicators Project

Project Number

2024-2-TR01-KA220-YOU-000279895

Date

01/05/2025 – 31/09/2027

Funding institution

KA220-YOU – Cooperation Partnerships in Youth

Info & contacts

balaram.gaire@danilodolci.org

https://youthmigrationvoices.eu/

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Equip young communicators and youth workers to create ethical, accurate content by using AI tools to detect misinformation, training in visual communication, and promoting ethical journalism for inclusive and responsible discourse.

Description of the project

Migration is one of the most critical global challenges involving millions of people worldwide. According to the IOM, there are more than 280 million migrants worldwide, with Europe and Turkey hosting almost a third of them. The number of refugees in European countries increased from 12.4 million at the end of 2022 to 13 million by the end of 2023. As migration reshapes societies, the need for ethical, accurate and effective communication is more urgent than ever. The media plays a decisive role in determining public attitudes. Studies highlight negative portrayals and rising disinformation, especially on social media.

The project aims to equip young communicators with media literacy, fact-checking skills, and AI tools to detect false narratives. It aims to train them to address migration issues with empathy and accuracy, promoting inclusive discourse to ensure an ethical, informed future for migration communication across Europe.

Objectives

Equip young communicators with the knowledge and skills needed to produce accurate, ethical, and effective content on migration.
Improve young communicators with digital literacy skills related to migration and enable them to combat disinformation using AI-supported tools.
Increase the knowledge and skills of youth workers on migration communication and media representations, enabling them to conduct more effective activities with young people to raise their awareness about migration.
Enable young communicators to produce inclusive and positive narratives about migration on media platforms and increase public awareness to reduce prejudices against migrants in society and strengthen social cohesion.
Foster effective collaboration among young people, youth workers, academic institutions, media organisations, governmental bodies, and NGOs on migration communication and combating misinformation.

Activities

Create a series of at least 15 podcasts focused on improving understanding of migration communication, ethical reporting and countering disinformation.
Conduct surveys and interviews with youth workers and communicators to assess their satisfaction with the podcast creation process and the knowledge they gained.
Provide practical, hands-on training to youth workers and communicators on creating podcast on migration as a thematic focus by using AI.
Create media contents and awareness campaigns for public awareness about migration decrease prejudices to strengthen social cohesion.
Organisation of workshops at local levels and including one in Vienna, Austria on artificial intelligence, migration communication, ethical communication methods, disinformation, ethnic media techniques to provide participants with skills in migration communication and the use of artificial intelligence.
Organise photographs/videos exhibition with selection of 25 ethical photographs or videos that represent migration stories. The exhibition aims to engage the public in both digital and physical formats to raise awareness about migration related issues and disinformation.

Results

Resources

Podcast platform: a comprehensive platform dedicated to improving public understanding of migration related communication. The platform will feature a series of at least 15 podcast episodes that explore topics such as effective communication on migration, ethical journalism, and how to counter disinformation.
Toolkit: a practical guide designed for young communicators and youth workers, offering clear, step by step instructions on how to create impactful podcasts focused on migration communication.
Training modules: a set of training modules for young communicators and youth workers to strengthen their skills in migration communication and media literacy.
Comparative research paper: a comparative research paper on migration communication will be developed and shared with at least 200 stakeholders through academic channels, conferences and events.
Community engagement toolkit: a practical guide on how to effectively engage communities in open and inclusive dialogues about migration to support meaningful conversations and promote social cohesion around migration related topics.
Glossary: a migration communication glossary covering a correct terminology on migration communication, to adopt ethical migration communication.
Online hub: an online hub will be created as a centralised digital platform, hosting all project related materials, including podcasts, training modules, research papers, and digital toolkits and will be available in different languages.

Impact

A minimum of 25 youth workers and communicators will be trained in podcast development, with over 200 listeners expected to engage with the podcasts, improving their media literacy and digital content creation skills.
25 participants – thanks to the usage of the Toolkit – will be able to independently create and share content that promotes ethical and informed migration communication. It will enhance participants’ confidence and skills in digital storytelling, with an expected satisfaction rate of at least 70%, demonstrating its relevance and effectiveness.
At least 100 young communicators and youth workers will improve their understanding of migration and disinformation topics, increasing their capacity to communicate these issues more effectively through comprehensive training modules.
50 youth workers and communicators will be equipped with practical skills in using AI tools to detect disinformation and produce ethical, high-quality media content.
A minimum of 20 young communicators will receive training in developing empathetic and inclusive communication strategies for migration through content creation focused on storytelling and citizen engagement. 70% of participants are expected to demonstrate a greater understanding of ethical migration communication.