Within ACTion, we piloted MOLA in four locations in Bulgaria with 5 different groups of young people. More than 50 young people from Sofia, Kyustendil, Targovishte and Veliki Preslav managed  to see what their online image is and how others perceive them in the social media, learned easy algorithms for searching information online, got familiar with fake news and disinformation and improved their digital storytelling skills to be useful for other young people who have similar interests and searches.

What did the young people tell us after the training?

“Lots of energy, warmth, positive emotion, and new friendships. We went through several topics. which were very important for our families, for our children and for the digital space in which each one of us is present and is constantly there. …. I think everyone should participate in such a group …”

“The group brought me amazing experiences with great moments and many positive people. I would recommend my close friends to participate in such a group, I think it is useful for others to participate because they will learn a lot of new things. Everything was more than fine“.

Participants shared what they learned from the MOLA sessions:

  • new tricks in terms of searching for information on the Internet.
  • described the “Fact vs. Opinion” session as very useful for them.
  • pointed the THINK model as very useful in choosing what information to disseminate through social media and what to report due to problematic content.
  • the way the content is presented, and the games that make it easier for the information to be absorbed.