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YOUTH, THE COMPETENT
A PROJECT OF THE "YOUTH, THE COMPETENT" TRACK
Youth Against Disinformation
(a grant project; 2026)
Youth Against Disinformation
(a grant project; 2026)
The project "School of Resilience. Youth Against Disinformation about the EU" is co-financed by the Ministry of National Education under contract no. MEN/2026/DK/610 of 25 June 2026, as part of the "Young Citizen's Compass" program for 2026
THE POLISH ROBERT SCHUMAN FOUNDATION IS THE MAIN OPERATOR OF THE PROJECT
Disinformation is one of the most serious challenges we face in the digital world today. False and manipulated content, out-of-context messages, and narratives that primarily appeal to emotions reach us every day – particularly via social media, where they spread faster than reliable information.
Topics related to the European Union are often the subject of disinformation and manipulation aimed at social polarisation, dividing European societies and weakening the European Union.
Against this backdrop, we are launching a project aimed at increasing young people's resilience to disinformation, including disinformation about the European Union, and developing the competencies needed for conscious and responsible use of the media.
Topics related to the European Union are often the subject of disinformation and manipulation aimed at social polarisation, dividing European societies and weakening the European Union.
Against this backdrop, we are launching a project aimed at increasing young people's resilience to disinformation, including disinformation about the European Union, and developing the competencies needed for conscious and responsible use of the media.
The main activity within the project is organizing training sessions aimed at youth aged 15–18 in localities with up to 250,000 inhabitants.
During the trainings, students of Polish schools work on specific examples of disinformation and manipulated narratives about the European Union. Together, they explore how such messages are created, why they are effective, and how to recognize them before they influence their beliefs. The sessions are conducted using active learning methods so that young people can not only gain theoretical knowledge, but above all, independently analyze information, discuss, and verify sources in practice.
In its role as a project partner, the Alliance is responsible for the training concept, and the President of the Board, Artur Koldomasov, conducts them.
During the trainings, students of Polish schools work on specific examples of disinformation and manipulated narratives about the European Union. Together, they explore how such messages are created, why they are effective, and how to recognize them before they influence their beliefs. The sessions are conducted using active learning methods so that young people can not only gain theoretical knowledge, but above all, independently analyze information, discuss, and verify sources in practice.
In its role as a project partner, the Alliance is responsible for the training concept, and the President of the Board, Artur Koldomasov, conducts them.
We have already conducted the first five training sessions within the project in the following localities
schools participating in the project were selected by the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation based on an open cALL
schools participating in the project were selected by the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation based on an open cALL
We want the developed materials to be useful for schools, teachers, and other youth workers long after the project ends. That is why, within the project, we are working on a publicly available training plan on disinformation about the European Union for teachers in Polish schools. Alliance 24/08 is responsible for the substantive concept of the plan, adapting the best practices in countering disinformation from Ukraine to the Polish context.
We are implementing this project based on the pilot training sessions for school youth in Poland that we conducted in the spring of 2026
