Project Reference:

101252993

Reflect - Refugee-Led Exchanges for Learning, Empathy, and Critical Thinking

Project Summary

The REFLECT project empowers refugees and marginalized youth through structured virtual exchanges that foster intercultural dialogue, digital skills, and civic engagement. Operating across six countries in Africa (Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania) and Europe (Belgium, Lithuania, Italy), the project addresses educational gaps, digital exclusion, and social fragmentation by placing refugee youth as co-creators and facilitators.

Over 36 months, REFLECT will engage 2,500+ young participants in virtual dialogues, digital skills training, media literacy labs, and community-led civic actions. It integrates low-bandwidth, mobile-friendly tools to ensure accessibility and uses recognized frameworks such as Youth Pass, DigComp, and EntreComp to certify learning. The project is designed to enhance employability, combat misinformation, and promote EU values of inclusion, diversity, and mutual understanding.

Deliverables

The REFLECT project deliverables document the effective implementation and impact of a refugee-led, transnational initiative promoting intercultural dialogue, digital inclusion, media literacy, and civic engagement. Organised across five work packages, the deliverables cover project coordination and quality assurance; the design and delivery of virtual intercultural exchanges; digital and soft skills development for employability; media literacy and critical thinking labs; and community engagement, dissemination, and sustainability. Together, they provide measurable evidence of participation, learning outcomes, skills recognition, and public outreach, while ensuring alignment with EU frameworks, reporting standards, and long-term transferability of results.

 
 

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