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Civic Influencer Academy: Video Activism Curriculum
An open curriculum developed by Slovenian and Croatian organisations with young people from both countries, helping youth workers teach video activism against hate speech, polarisation and disinformation.
Aims of the tool
The curriculum gives youth organisations, schools and NGOs in the region a tested, adaptable programme for teaching young people to create videos that push back against polarisation, extremism and disinformation. It builds competences in digital active citizenship, European values, counter-narratives, prebunking and short-form video production.
Description of the tool
Civic Influencer Academy brought together 20 young people aged 18 to 30, ten from Slovenia and ten from Croatia, from cities and rural areas and with different backgrounds, identities and experiences. Some were already active in NGOs, civic initiatives and student groups, others were just starting out. The programme was run by Danes je nov dan (Slovenia) and Udruga Delta (Croatia) and consisted of:
- a four-day in-person boot camp with workshops, lectures and hands-on work with mentors and guest influencers,
- six months of online mentoring with monthly calls, a Discord community, guest lectures and feedback on participants' own videos,
- a closing event with evaluation, reflection and Youthpass certificates.
The lesson plans used at the boot camp are now freely available in English, Slovenian and Croatian under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence. The four 90-minute modules cover political contexts and digital ecosystems, counter-narratives, satire, and short-form vertical video. Each follows the same flow (intro, input, case study, group work and reflection) and comes with step-by-step instructions, discussion prompts, group activities, and shorter and longer versions. Examples can easily be replaced with cases from your own country, which, together with the Slovenian and Croatian versions, makes the curriculum suitable for use across South-East Europe.
Organisations can run the modules on their own, or invite the team from Danes je nov dan and Udruga Delta to prepare, facilitate and mentor a similar programme, from a single workshop to a full boot camp with mentoring.
Curriculum: https://videoaktivizem.danesjenovdan.si/en/modules/
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Tool overview
http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/6172
This tool is for
Young people, youth workers, trainers
and addresses
Personal Development, South-East Europe
It is recommended for use in:
Training and Networking
Capacity Building
Duration:
90 minutes per module (4 modules)
Behind the tool
The tool was created by
Danes je nov dan
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Nejc Horvat (on 10 November 2026)
and last modified
10 November 2026
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