An innovative toolkit, research, training, community involvement and dissemination
All Wave Project activities and tools
One of the main outcomes of the Wave project is the creation of a genuinely innovative digital literacy toolkit, both in methodology and practical resources.
The toolkit. It will be designed for use by students and educators alike, in both formal (e.g. schools) and informal (e.g. workshops or community groups) settings.
It will serve as a comprehensive manual, ranging from basic digital literacy to the correct use of social media profiles. Special attention will be paid to AI tools already available online and their potential use for language learning, job application writing, and creative projects. Other topics will include online safety and peer-to-peer learning.
The toolkit will be developed with input from the project partners’ experts and other stakeholders, through at least 10 dedicated workshops involving 68 professionals, as well as 25 observations sessions (two hours each) in classrooms across the five countries — opportunities to gather feedback on applied methodologies and context-specific challenges.
The research. WAVE also provides an opportunity to shed light on a phenomenon that has remained relatively underexplored. While numerous EU-level studies have addressed the digital divide and the presence of young migrants, few have examined how limited digital literacy affects their social inclusion pathways.
The project aims to fill this gap through a transnational comparative study covering Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, and Spain. The research will analyse levels of digital literacy, the challenges faced by young migrants, and their access to digital tools and infrastructure, including free resources such as public Wi-Fi and community centres.
It will also explore non-formal learning opportunities and strategies to reach the most marginalised youth. The resulting policy recommendations will focus on improving access to digital infrastructure and educational strategies, ensuring effective implementation in both formal and informal contexts.
Training. The tools developed will be immediately tested and used in dedicated training courses for both educators and young migrants. A total of 180 educators will take part in the training classes held in the five partner countries.
The training programmes will also directly involve 270 young migrants who will also attend training courses focused on the toolkit’s methodologies and resources that will be held in in the five partner countries.
Engaging local communities. The project also includes training for 110 local young people, peers or near-peers of the unaccompanied minors, each participating in a 10-hour course. WAVE strongly believes in peer education as a means of strengthening social cohesion in host communities through civic engagement among local youth. This aspect is particularly important given the rise of anti-migrant rhetoric across all participating countries, which represents an additional barrier to integration.
Dissemination. WAVE will host multiple dissemination and outreach events to share new methodologies and tools. The main activities include 11 “Digital Skills Inclusion Days” across all five countries, aiming to engage at least 380 participants, including young migrants, local youth trainers, and other stakeholders. These events will showcase the digital toolkit and the research findings.
The project will conclude in June 2027 in Florence (Italy) with a transnational conference presenting WAVE’s main outcomes, attended by at least 50 stakeholders from the five partners countries.
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