Primary Mission of Youth Media Programs

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Primary mission of organizations

33% (5 of 15) give youth a voice

  • Etincelles medias-Spark media

  • Leave Out Violence LOVE

  • Mapping Memories: Experiences of Refugee Youth

  • Project 10

  • Wapikoni

20% (3 of 15) encourage creative expression

  • Project 10

  • The Digital Literacy Project (DLC)

  • Westhaven-Elmhurst Community Recreation Association’s Skills Link

 

13% (2 of 15) build and strengthen community

  • CUTV

  • Doc Shop

 

7% (1 of 15) prepare youth for negotiating a digital world

  • Digital Respect /Cyber Respect

13% (2 of 15) prepare youth for careers in media

  • Young Cuts

  • Youth Fusion Jeunesse

 

7% (1 of 15) aim to provide alternatives to commercial media

  • Etincelles medias-Spark media

 

27% (4 of 15) empower youth in thinking about social/global change

  • Coop Collective Vision

  • CUTV

  • Doc Shop

  • Etincelles medias-Spark media

13% (2 of 15) aim to empower marginalized groups

  • Girls Action Foundation

  • Project Media

 

The top four secondary aims and purposes of youth media programs

Giving youth voice, encouraging creative expression, and strengthening communities are shared purposes across two thirds of organizations.