Media Literacy and Civic Storytelling Labs
Turn your story into civic voice
The REFLECT Media Literacy & Civic Storytelling Labs support young people in critically engaging with online media and creating powerful digital stories rooted in their identities, realities and aspirations.
Through interactive labs, peer exchange and creative mentoring, participants explore misinformation, digital ethics, visual storytelling and social impact communication.
The creative pathway
From critical media skills to public storytelling
Read media critically
Participants explore how online media shapes perceptions, how misinformation spreads and how bias influences public narratives.
Create with purpose
Through a civic storytelling toolkit, youth learn to shape personal and community experiences into ethical, compelling digital narratives.
Share with audiences
Digital exhibitions and community screenings amplify youth voices and create spaces for dialogue around migration, belonging and social change.
Curriculum and toolkit
Learning to read media and create stories
The Media Literacy Curriculum and Civic Storytelling Toolkit help participants move from critical understanding to creative expression. They combine media literacy topics with practical production guides for trainers, mentors and young creators.
Misinformation and bias detection
Digital ethics
Visual storytelling
Social impact communication
Practical media production
Civic Storytelling Labs
Creative spaces for youth voices
Selected participants take part in interactive Civic Storytelling Labs delivered over six months in a hybrid format, combining live online workshops with self-paced tasks hosted on the REFLECT Moodle platform.
Facilitators guide participants through creative modules on visual storytelling, podcasting, photovoice and ethical digital publishing.
International teams
Participants work in cross-country teams, exchanging perspectives and building shared learning across different contexts.
Story development
Youth submit initial story concepts, helping facilitators prepare mentoring sessions aligned with their interests and ideas.
Peer review
Cross-country peer review sessions create space for feedback, intercultural exchange and creative improvement.
Digital production
Each team conceptualises and produces a media piece such as a short documentary, podcast, community blog or photo essay.
Who takes part
A selected group of young storytellers
The activity will involve 15 youth participants from each partner country.
Priority will be given to young people who have completed previous REFLECT activities such as virtual dialogue or training activities and who demonstrate creativity or interest in storytelling.
The selection process will be based on an open call shared through REFLECT communication channels. Applicants will be invited to complete a short application, with attention to inclusivity, diversity and digital access readiness.
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Digital exhibitions and community screenings
Sharing youth stories with wider audiences
To celebrate and amplify youth voices, REFLECT will host Digital Exhibitions and Community Screenings across the six partner countries.
These hybrid events will showcase the media projects created during the Civic Storytelling Labs, including short films, audio stories, podcasts, community blogs and interactive photo essays.
A virtual gallery will also be launched on the REFLECT website, allowing wider European and African audiences to access and interact with the digital stories.
Youth creators will have the opportunity to present their work and reflect on their learning journey during live Q&A sessions.
Short films
Visual stories rooted in local realities and civic concerns.
Photo essays
Image-based narratives on belonging, identity and change.
Audio stories
Voices, memories and reflections shared through sound.
Community blogs
Digital publishing for youth perspectives and civic dialogue.