Home News Svet medzi riadkami: Development Education Reaches Hundreds of Journalists and Students
More than 500,000 views and listens of educational and media content, hundreds of journalists and journalism students trained, and the integration of global issues into university education in Slovakia. These are among the results of the project Development Education for Journalists and the Public, implemented by People in Peril (Človek v ohrození) between 2023 and 2025 through Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation (SAIDC) under SlovakAid.
The project aimed to raise awareness of global and development issues by improving education and training opportunities for aspiring and practising journalists and making relevant content more accessible to the wider public.
It focused on topics such as climate change, migration, human rights, gender equality and other global challenges, highlighting their connections to everyday life in Slovakia.
A key focus of the project was integrating global and development issues into university education.
Educational activities were carried out in cooperation with three Slovak universities: Comenius University in Bratislava, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, and the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava.
More than 300 aspiring journalists participated in the educational activities, significantly exceeding the originally planned number of participants.
The project helped expand educational opportunities related to global issues at the partner universities and laid the groundwork for their continuation beyond the project's completion. Several female students also expressed an interest in exploring development-related topics in their bachelor's or master's theses.
The project also supported the professional development of practising journalists. More than 200 journalists participated in training activities, gaining opportunities to deepen their understanding of global issues, exchange experiences and establish new professional connections.
The project included cooperation with major Slovak media outlets and the organisation of the Svet medzi riadkami journalism festival. The festival provided a platform for discussions on media coverage of global challenges, climate change, migration and human rights.
Another important aspect of the project was bringing development issues closer to the wider public through articles, podcasts, videos, public discussions and online courses.
Educational and media content generated more than 511,000 views and listens in total.
More than 60 podcast episodes were published as part of the Svet medzi riadkami initiative. The project also organised nine public discussions and developed or made available additional educational resources.
Activities targeting educators helped inform nearly 3,000 teachers about available educational materials and opportunities to use them in their teaching.
Project activities also included public discussions held at the One World 2024 International Documentary Film Festival, bringing global and development issues closer to wider audiences. One of the discussions, for example, explored migration from Moldova from the perspective of women and girls.
The project's benefits extend beyond its completion. Global and development issues remain part of the educational programmes at partner universities, while the online courses, videos and other materials developed through the project remain available for further use.
Continued cooperation with academic and media partners also creates opportunities to further strengthen quality journalism on global issues.
The project Development Education for Journalists and the Public was implemented by People in Peril (Človek v ohrození) from September 2023 to August 2025 with the support of SlovakAid.