Summary

Youth-centered training or learning spaces that provide the opportunity to learn and practice both soft and technical skills needed to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information. Digital literacy is not limited to the technical skills required to use technology or access information through technology, but also includes knowledge and skills on topics such as data privacy and safety and credibility of information sources. Approaches in digital literacy must address inequities in gender, access, understanding, etc.

Program Examples

Africa: CyberRwanda (Rwanda), Merci Mon Heros (West Africa)

Europe and Eurasia: European Democracy Youth Network (EDYN)

LAC: Rule of Law and Culture of Integrity (ROLCI) (Paraguay), Puentes  (Guatemala)

MENA: USAID Scholars (Egypt)

Global: Youth Excel, Youth Mappers, Youth Digital Champions

Sample Indicators

Standard Indicators

Youth-1; Youth-5; Youth-6

Source: Youth F-Indicators Reference Sheet

Custom (Illustrative) Indicators

# or % of youth with improved civic skills; # or % of youth with improved digital literacy skills; # or % of youth able to use digital devices after training; # or % of youth able to access [health] information via technology after training