In September 2013, 12 pedagogical colleges throughout Ukraine will launch a media literacy course for secondary school teachers-in-training, thanks to a new media literacy curriculum developed through support from the U-Media project.

Media literacy courses teach young people how to consume media wisely, giving them the tools they need to recognize accurate, fair, and balanced media, and to reject biased, inaccurate and harmful media. The Academy of Ukrainian Press, with U-Media support, launched a pilot media literacy program in 2011 to give college and secondary teachers the skills they need to instruct their students in media literacy.

The Institute of World Policy (IWP), a local partner of Internews in Ukraine, organized the Global Virtual Forum of Women Leaders, a series of videoconferences featuring prominent women in government, media, and international affairs.

USAID institutional capacity building ensures that an objective voice is heard in Ukraine’s media sector