JUMEDIA: Junge Federn, Medienkompetenz stärken
JUMEDIA: Junge Federn, Medienkompetenz stärken is a project aimed at improving young people’s media literacy and strengthening their ability to combat disinformation. Focusing particularly on young people with migrant backgrounds and disadvantaged youth, the project supports participants’ capacities in digital content production, critical thinking and access to accurate information. Through creative production areas such as podcasts, blogs and videos, young people are encouraged to make their own voices visible. The project also seeks to strengthen democratic values and support the more active participation of young people in social processes.
Project Introduction
JUMEDIA is a contemporary youth project that aims to empower young people not only as consumers of media content, but also as individuals who question, evaluate and produce it. Bringing together media literacy, creative writing and digital production, the project provides an inclusive learning environment especially for migrant and disadvantaged youth.
Within the scope of the project, young people are supported in developing skills to access accurate information, recognize disinformation and create their own digital narratives. This process strengthens not only individual development, but also social participation, democratic awareness and intercultural dialogue.
Project Information
- Program: European Solidarity Corps Programme (ESC30-SOL)
- Duration:08.2025 – 31.07.2026
- Location: North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
- Organizer: International Journalists Association e.V.
- Project Team: 8 young people (aged 18-30)
- Target Group: 25 young people (particularly migrant and disadvantaged youth)
- Project Status: Ongoing project
Project Objectives
The main objective of the project is to enable young people to critically evaluate media content, access accurate information and produce their own digital content. In addition, the project aims to strengthen democratic values, increase social participation and encourage young people to take a more active role in social issues.
Activities Carried Out / Planned
- Workshops on media literacy and creative writing are being organized.
- Digital content training sessions focusing on podcast, blog and video production are being conducted.
- Social media campaigns that increase the visibility of young people are being developed.
- Public readings, presentations and similar events are being planned and implemented.
- Mentorship and one-on-one coaching support are being provided within the framework of a 12-day program.
- An anthology consisting of the produced digital content is being prepared.
Expected Outputs and Results
By the end of the project, a significant improvement in the media and digital skills of young people is expected. Participants are expected to strengthen their writing, self-expression and creative storytelling capacities, while producing concrete outputs such as podcasts, blogs and social media campaigns.
In addition, the project aims to increase the democratic participation levels of young people and document learning outcomes through Youthpass certification. In this respect, the project carries long term impact potential both for individual development and social participation.
Impact
JUMEDIA contributes to strengthening social awareness by supporting young people in becoming conscious media consumers and producers. In particular, it creates an important opportunity for young people with migrant backgrounds and disadvantaged youth to make their voices heard, expand their areas of representation and take a more active place in the digital world.
Supporting democratic participation at the local level, the project also strengthens social cohesion and a culture of collaborative production by building bridges among young people from different cultural backgrounds.
