Countering Disinformation and Media Literacy Development (Ukraine)

• Eligibility Criteria:
  Non-profit organizations, in particular charitable organizations, and public associations (including civil society organizations and unions) that are officially registered in Ukraine for no less than one year and have experience in project implementation in the proposed priority area.
• Type of funding: Programmatic
• Target country: Ukraine
• Application language: English

UNDP would like to engage civil society organizations in the response to the crisis situation caused by the war by enhancing the population’s capacity in countering disinformation and developing media literacy skills among the population, with a special focus on vulnerable population groups in Ukraine including IDPs and people living in territories that were recently retaken by the Government of Ukraine.

The “Promotion of Human Security in Ukraine through Responding to the Multidimensional Crisis Caused by the War” Project, which is funded by the Government of Japan and implemented by UNDP Ukraine, aims at enhancing human security in Ukraine by responding to the multidimensional crisis caused by the war and addressing high vulnerability due to the ongoing war in the country.

Objectives:

Lot 1: The primary focus of this Lot is to support the joint efforts of civil society organizations, think tanks and NGOs to enhance populations’ capacity in countering disinformation and developing digital literacy skills among the population with a special focus on vulnerable population groups in Ukraine including IDPs, older people and people living in conflict-affected communities.

Lot 2: The projects submitted within this Lot should contribute to improving media literacy and countering disinformation in Ukraine through conducting baseline studies, evaluating existing initiatives, monitoring disinformation, exploring innovative approaches to countering disinformation, and building research capacity.

Lot 3: The projects submitted to this Lot should contribute to the advancement and promotion of digital accessibility and awareness of these issues.

The applying organization may choose to select one or several activities to be implemented within the proposed project.

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