Who Tells Our Story? Young people building media literacy across borders

Who Tells Our Story? Young people building media literacy across borders

What the project is about

Young people are the most exposed group in today's information environment and the least involved in decisions about it. This project starts from that gap. Rather than teaching media literacy to young people, it puts them in charge of understanding it and building it for their peers.

The project has four phases:

Peer consultation. Young people in each country investigate how their peers access information: what they trust, where they feel manipulated, which skills are missing. This is not academic research — it is a youth-led process that surfaces real needs.
Co-producing media literacy tools. Based on what emerges, participants build tools for other young people: formats, workshops, materials, content. Supported, not replaced. This is the learning-by-doing core of the project.
Dialogue with decision-makers. Participants take their positions to journalists, newsrooms, regulators and institutions. This is what makes it a participation project rather than a training course: young people entering democratic life, not preparing for it.
Giving back and recognition. Results return to the communities involved and are disseminated widely. Participants receive feedback on how their positions were used, and their learning is documented through Youthpass.

Comparing two or three different information environments is central to the design. What young people in Italy and in a neighbouring country consider trustworthy, and why, is precisely the kind of question that cannot be answered from one country alone.

Who we are

Scomodo is an independent media outlet founded in Rome in 2016 and run by people under 30. We publish a monthly magazine and run community cultural spaces in Rome, Milan, Empoli and Bari. We are not an organisation working for young people — we are an organisation run by young people, which means participation is not a method we adopt for projects but how we already operate.

Who we are looking for

Youth organisations or independent media outlets in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo) or the Eastern Partnership (Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine), with:

demonstrable work on media literacy, journalism or information rights
the capacity to involve 15–20 young people aged 13–30, including young people with fewer opportunities
working English within the team
readiness to complete OID registration and sign the accession form by late September 2026

The last point is not a formality. Please only get in touch if this is realistic for you.

What we offer

A real role in designing the project, not a name on a form. A dedicated share of the budget. One activity hosted in Italy in one of our spaces, and one hosted by a partner. Inclusion support is funded at 100% on top of the project ceiling, so involving young people with fewer opportunities does not come out of the activity budget.

Practical details

Erasmus+ KA154 Youth Participation Activities, Round 2, application deadline 1 October 2026. Project running approximately April 2027 to March 2029, 24 months. Applicant and coordinator: Scomodo (Italy).

Please reply by 12 September 2026. Tell us briefly what you have done on these themes and how many young people you could involve. We read everything and we answer everyone.