1. UNESCO, Mapping Digital Literacy Initiatives in Latin America
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) presents a mapping of initiatives across various locations. This provides an opportunity to gain an understanding of the work being carried out.
Mapping of Media and Information Literacy Initiatives in Ibero-America (2023)
2. Chequeado, Argentina
Chequeado is a fact-checking organisation that provides a diverse range of educational resources aimed at promoting media literacy and combating disinformation. Through its ‘Aprender’ (Learn) section, the organisation presents initiatives developed by its Impact and New Initiatives Programme in collaboration with its Education Programme, highlighting the cooperation established between researchers in this field. This approach aims to provide a sound basis for developing more effective strategies to mitigate disinformation.
3. LatamChequea
LatamChequea Educación, which stems from the work of a working group bringing together fact-checkers from across Latin America, provides a range of resources on digital literacy. Its aim is to improve citizens’ access to reliable information by encouraging critical thinking about the production, consumption and sharing of content, particularly in relation to disinformation and reference information.
4. Red Alfamed
The Alfamed network, which brings together researchers in the fields of media literacy and education, offers an extensive collection of educational materials and guides. These provide a programme designed for implementation at different levels of education.
5. Educ.ar, Argentina
A national educational portal providing teaching resources on digital citizenship and critical thinking.
6. Perú Educa, Peru
A platform run by Peru’s Ministry of Education that provides teachers with resources on digital citizenship and digital literacy.
7. MexicoX, Mexico
A platform providing access to open educational content covering topics such as digital citizenship, media literacy and education.
8. Digimente
A joint initiative by Google News Initiative and Teach For All, in partnership with Enseña por Colombia, Enseña por México, Enseñá por Argentina and Movilizatorio. Digimente has developed a comprehensive set of educational materials aimed at young people across these countries, training them to identify fake news.
