Deadline: 15 October 2023
The German Embassy in Riga is inviting you to participate in the project competition for the Promotion of Sustainability and Media Literacy.
Topics
- The project work of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Latvia is mainly devoted to the following topics:
- Promoting media literacy and media quality, especially digital media literacy and critical consumption of media content.
- Fostering critical thinking to recognize misinformation, fake news, propaganda and political influence.
- Combating disinformation.
- Strengthening civil society and political and social participation.
- Integration of society in the era of populist divisive tendencies.
- Further development of news and information offers in Russian.
- Increasing educational opportunities and quality, including in the field of vocational education.
Funding Information
- The minimum funding amount for your project idea is 20,000 euros.
Target Groups
- Civil society in general.
- Social groups outside of discourse and debate.
- Social groups that need further education.
- Russian-speaking residents of Latvia.
Special Instructions
- If possible, the project should be implemented in the second half of 2024.
- The project should be completed by the end of 2024. Unfortunately, projects lasting several years cannot receive funding.
- They also gladly accept joint applications with other cooperation partners and initiatives.
- Project ideas with a particularly large target audience and/or geographical scope are especially welcome.
For more information, visit Embassy of Germany in Riga.
