Current Projects
Media Diversity Institute is working on a number of projects that promote media and information literacy, better representation of minority groups in the media and combat disinformation around the world.
PODCast
PODCast is a collaborative project designed to enhance digital literacy and empower young people aged 15–25 across Europe. By leveraging the power of podcasting, we provide non-formal education opportunities that foster creativity, digital skills, and social engagement. The initiative is driven by a consortium of organisations from Spain, Portugal, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, and Italy, each contributing unique expertise and local insights. For example, Formación para el Desarrollo e Inserción in Spain specialises in employment training and integration, while Associação Mais Cidadania in Portugal focuses on...
LIMENet
MDI Global office in Brussels is the leading coordinator of the LIMENet project, aimed at enhancing local and community media across several European countries. This initiative seeks to promote a diverse, pluralistic, and independent media landscape, in Belgium, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, and Serbia. The LIMENet project will focus on empowering local media outlets by providing them with the necessary skills and resources to produce quality reporting while remaining economically viable. With a budget of €720,000 allocated for sub-grants, the project aims to equip 80 local media...
YOU(th) CARE for CHANGE
Engaging new generations on innovative, joint, and multidimensional actions addressing the Global Challenges The YOU(th) CARE project aims to empower and mobilize the next generation of Global Caretakers for a shared, sustainable Euro-Mediterranean future. Recognizing the resilience and innovative approaches demonstrated by youth, the project addresses the complexity of current global crises by integrating social, ecological, and democratic perspectives. The project's key objectives include reinforcing active citizenship and encouraging young people to participate in building a better society. The project...
Reporting Diversity Network – The New Agenda
Monitoring hate speech and empowering change in Western Balkans media The Reporting Diversity Network (RDN) debunks stereotypical, discriminatory, and hateful discourses in the Western Balkans. RDN is a group of civil society and media organisations established with the goal of effectively influencing media representation of diversity, primarily in the realm of ethnicity, religion, and gender. The network aims to activate the role of civil society in countering divisive narratives and replacing them with positive discourse that contributes to good neighbourly...
