Filipino NGO wins UNESCO prize for Media and Information Literacy advocacy

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Among Out of the Box's projects is a set of resources to help students cope with the infodemic during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MANILA, Philippines — UNESCO's Media and Information Literacy Alliance has awarded Manila-based Out of the Box Literacy Initiative first prize in the 2021 Global Media and Information Literacy Awards for its projects for media literacy and against disinformation.

 

According to a press release, the Global MIL Awards recognize educators, librarians, artists, activists, policymakers, NGOs and other individuals and groups that are "integrating MIL in an innovative way in their work and related activities."

 

OOTB, which has been operating since 2014, is the first Filipino organization to win the prize since the Global MIL Awards were launched in 2015. 

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/12/13/2147706/filipino-ngo-wins-unesco-prize-media-and-information-literacy-advocacy

 

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