Online Workshop No. 5 for the Expert Community: “Countering Disinformation in Moldova – Specialist Insights from Experts from Ukraine and Lithuania”

The online event will take place on 19 July, from 12:00 to 14:30. It is part of a series of six workshops in which specialised experts from Moldova, Lithuania and EU agencies will share their knowledge with journalists, stakeholders and the expert community within the “Platform for Strategic Communication to Counter Russian Disinformation in Moldova”.

• Topics: the first session of the online workshop will explore topics related to organising crowdfunding campaigns, offering specific examples to illustrate effective strategies and dynamics. In addition, the successful methods, tools and mechanisms used in Lithuania will be discussed, presented as best practices for Moldovan journalists and activists to adopt in their crowdfunding efforts. The second session of the online workshop will focus on strengthening civil society, highlighting effective approaches and case studies from Lithuania.

• Speakers: at the event, the Moldovan expert community will have the opportunity to interact with Mr Jonas Ohman, founder of Blue/Yellow, and with Mr Vytis Jurkonis, project director at Freedom House. Jonas Ohman has received ten awards for his actions in Ukraine from armed forces units, ministries and the presidencies of Ukraine and Lithuania. He is the only foreigner to have received the medal for the “Defence of Avdiivka”. Vytis Jurkonis is also a project director at Freedom House and heads its Vilnius office; he is one of the key figures in supporting the Belarusian opposition in Lithuania

• Working language: the workshop discussion will be held in English.

We invite interested persons to register for the online event via the link below. Likewise, if you know colleagues from other institutions, or among your own colleagues, who may be interested in this workshop, please do not hesitate to share the registration link: https://www.eesc.lt/registration-to-the-online-event-platform-for-strategic-communication-to-counter-russian-disinformation-in-moldova-workshop-5-empowering-moldovan-expert-community-with-specialist-insights/

Registration deadline: 18 July, 18:00 (Chișinău time).  The link to join the online workshop will be sent by e-mail to the participants selected after registration.

About the project: The online workshops are part of the project entitled “Building Strategic Communication to Counter Russian Disinformation in Moldova”. The project runs from September 2023 to December 2024 and is implemented by “Expert-Grup” in partnership with the Eastern Europe Studies Centre in Vilnius, with financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania.