Workshop on Building MIL capacity for membership-based, youth-led organisations in Nigeria and launch of MIL University Network of Nigeria (MILUNN)
Objective: To give select Nigerian youth and their organisations a set of critical skills – comprehension, analysis, evaluation and production – to help them appreciate information and media messages and how they can include MIL in the design and implementation of activities in different areas of youth engagement: (democracy, environment, religion, sports, education, literacy, gender, human rights, inter-cultural dialogue, etc.).
Location: Bolingo Hotel & Towers, Abuja
Date: December 3-4, 2015
| Day One | ||
| 8:00: Registration
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| 8:00-8:30 | Introduction/networking | All participants |
| 08:30 -10:00 | Keynote: “Respectful communication in a digital environment”
Speaker: Nanjira Sambuli, Research Manager iHub Research, Kenya |
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| 10:00-10:15 | TEA BREAK | |
| 10:15- 10:45 | Panel discussion and debate
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All Participants |
| 10:45 -12:30
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“Communication and information as a challenge – in a digital or non-digital environment. New strategies for MIL in Africa?”
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| 12:30 – 13:00 | Presentation of MIL in Arts | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
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| 14:00-15:00 | Media and Information Literacy (MIL): An Introduction | Dr SURAJ, Olunifesi Adekunle/ Chido Onumah |
| 15:00-16:00 | Evaluating and Using Information and Media Content | Dr Dr. JUSTINA E. OGBONNA/
Chinememma Ugonna |
| 16:00-17:00 | Launch of MIL University Network of Nigeria | All Participants |
| Day Two | ||
| 9.00 | Recap of Day One | All participants |
| 9.30-10:30 | Engaging with Media and Using New Technology and Information for Social Action | Dr SURAJ, Olunifesi Adekunle |
| 10.30 a.m. TEA BREAK | ||
| 10:30-11.30 | Review of Draft guidelines on how youth organisations can integrate MIL in their operations | All participants |
| 11:30-12:00 | Discussion on how youth organisations can integrate MIL in their daily operations | All participants |
| 12:00-13:00 | Using MIL to promote gender representation in youth activities | Dr Dr. JUSTINA E. OGBONNA/
Chinememma Ugonna |
| 13:00-15:00 | Developing strategies and action plans on how youth organisations can tailor guidelines to their respective organisations and mandate | All participants
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| 15:00-16:00 | Discussion and commitment to promote MIL in activities and programmes of youth organisations and involvement in UNESCO-MOOC | All participants |
| 15.00 LUNCH & End of Workshop | ||