Workshop Goals
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Disseminate ICT4Rights course content to younger audiences.
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Raise awareness on digital inclusion, ethics, and accessibility.
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Encourage active digital citizenship and safe internet practices.
Key Activities
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Course Presentation: Using Canva, students learned about the ICT4Rights project, partner countries, and training objectives.
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Theme Exploration: Covered digital rights (privacy, expression, education access), inclusion strategies, and ethical tech use.
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Topic Deep Dive: Explained DMA, OSINT, AI transparency, Design Thinking, and Inclusive Design, including real-life adaptations for learners with disabilities.
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Interactive Elements: Students viewed videos, played a Wordwall game on online safety, and worked in groups to define online rights.
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Group Activity: Flipchart brainstorming where students listed rights such as freedom of expression, non-discriminatory access, copyright, and data privacy.
Participant Reflections
“This was the first time I saw how old traditions and EU programs can work together. It made me feel like I could do something too.”
Outputs
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Student-created posters now displayed at the school to promote digital rights.
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A youth-led digital rights campaign was launched through the school’s civic club.
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The session concluded with a message: Technology can either bridge or widen divides – it depends on how we use it.