Within the framework of UNESCO’s thematic action, Pluralistic media institutions are facilitated, including by adoption of gender-sensitive policies and through support for strengthened community media policy and practice, while citizens, and particularly youth, are empowered through enhanced media and information literacy (MIL) competencies, UNESCO, in partnership with Africa Centre for People institutions and Society, contributed to Strengthening of Capacities of Youth Organizations’ on Media and Information Literacy for ensured engagement of the youth organizations (institutional focus) and the youth in civic participation in Kenya.

Acepis conducted a two-day online knowledge transfer workshop on Media and Information Literacy. The training congregated over 70 young people from 36 youth organizations in 16 counties across Kenya.

Within the framework of UNESCO’s thematic action, pluralistic media institutions are facilitated, including by adoption of gender-sensitive policies and through support for strengthened community media policy and practice, while citizens, and particularly youth, are empowered through enhanced media and information literacy (MIL) competencies. Through an EU-funded project on Addressing the Disinfodemic on COVID-19 in conflict prone environments, UNESCO, in partnership with Africa Centre for People Institutions and Society, trained young women and men on media and information literacy to tackle disinformation in community centre’s, youth organizations and places of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. 

Acepis conducted two-part, two-day virtual training for 233 young women and men drawn from 50 organization across 47 counties in Kenya.

Within the framework of UNESCO’s thematic action, pluralistic media institutions are facilitated, including by adoption of gender-sensitive policies and through support for strengthened community media policy and practice, while citizens, and particularly youth, are empowered through enhanced media and information literacy (MIL) competencies. Through an EU-funded project on Addressing the Infodemic on COVID-19 in conflict prone environments, UNESCO, in partnership with Africa Centre for People Institutions and Society, trained young women and men on media and information literacy to tackle disinformation in community centres, youth organizations and places of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Eastern Africa.

The programme sought to build competencies of young people in countries in the Eastern Africa region; Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia, Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Eritrea, Djibouti and Ethiopia on how to tackle disinformation by: i) Identifying and selecting 300 youths and engaging with them virtually. ii) Developing and packaging capacity development tools in a language, look and feel that resonates with the youth to ensure that the messages and information shared were not only relevant but also effective in empowering the young people with skills and capabilities to effectively tackle disinformation and know how to deal with online safety. 

Acepis conducted a three-part, two-day virtual training for more than 347 young women and men drawn from across youth-led organizations, youth organisations, community centres, and community based organisations from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Somalia, Seychelles, Rwanda and Malawi.

Within the framework of UNESCO’s thematic action, pluralistic media institutions are facilitated, including by adoption of gender-sensitive policies and through support for strengthened community media policy and practice, while citizens, and particularly youth, are empowered through enhanced media and information literacy (MIL) competencies. Through an EU-funded project on Addressing the Disinfodemic on COVID-19 in conflict-prone environments, UNESCO, in partnership with Africa Centre for People Institutions and Society, trained media professionals on the basics of professional health reporting and safety when covering pandemics, notably COVID-19 in Eastern Africa.

Acepis facilitated two-part, two-day online training workshops for 278 media professionals drawn from 149 media organizations across Eastern Africa – Kenya, Ethiopia, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Somalia, Seychelles and Rwanda. 

The trainings was delivered by the Acepis team alongside five experienced media practitioners – experienced journalists and media and communications consultants – from across East Africa. These include Prudence Nyamishana (Digital content creator) from Uganda, Eunice Omollo (Nation Media Group), Rosalia Omungo (Kenya Editors’ Guild), Joseph Bonyo (Royal Media Services), and Aggrey Omboki (Communications consultant).