Digimente

MOVILIZATORIO

South America

2023

Project presentation

DigiMENTE is an initiative focused on improving media education in Spanish-speaking Latin America with more than 6,000 teachers trained and over 200,000 students impacted, strengthening key skills in critical analysis of information, creativity, collaboration, and ethical reflection. These initiatives seek to expand media literacy awareness and tools in the region through a contextualized curriculum and direct access to students in low-income communities in Colombia, Argentina, and Mexico. DigiMENTE tackles the digital breach through several aspects: 1. Access - Increases teacher and student facilities to media and digital education by offering an open entry and free curriculum, 2. Abilities - Help teachers learn the skills they need to address the rising need for digital and media education, 3. Literacy - Promotes media literacy to improve students’ critical thinking skills.

Organization presentation

Movilizatorio is an expert lab on social transformation, advocating for active and informed civic engagement for a better society. They facilitate connections between people, organizations, and decision-makers, while conducting research using innovative methodologies and technologies. Their comprehensive approach is guided by four strategic lines of work: improving leadership, raising awareness through effective communication, driving mobilization and activism, and generating knowledge.