A Light Bulb of Youth In African Development

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How The Media Literacy Forum Went Down | March 2020 Newsletter

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The future is digital. Given the fast paced advancements in media growth, and its globally transformative implications, it is critical that Africa’s youthful generation is well equipped to traverse and take charge of Africa’s media growth. Against this backdrop, On Wednesday 11th March 2020, The Youth Café hosted a ‘Media Literacy Forum’ at The Youth Cafe's offices on Pinetree Plaza, Nairobi-Kenya. The 2 hours’ moderated session sought to impart and empower individuals with the ability to become critical consumers and creators of media. Participants included representatives of Oigara Foundation, SOS Children Village, Conflict Transformation for Development (CTD), DefyHateNow, I Stretch My Hands among others. The forum attracted dozens of young people and interested stakeholders in the fact-checking and media domain.