The project aims to counteract discrimination and the negative effects of fake news and online disinformation on young people by developing, implementing and disseminating innovative training methodology for young people, as well as developing the capacity of youth workers to implement it, training of young people and transfer of good practices among representatives of youth-related sectors - school education. The specific objectives are: 1) Development of an innovative methodology for educating young people, which promotes diversity and creates skills to combat discrimination, fake news and online disinformation; 2) Skills development in young people and youth workers, incl. digital competences, social and civic competences and media literacy, initiative and entrepreneurial competences; 3) Transfer of good practices to representatives of other youth-related sectors - secondary schools. The following activities are planned: 1) Development and implementation of an innovative training methodology aimed at young people at risk of marginalization, originating from small settlements; 2) “Training, 5 days for 15 youth workers; 3) Blended mobility training, 5 days for 30 young people from the three partner countries; 4) “Training, 5 days for 15 youth workers; 5) Development, printing and distribution of a Manual for application of the methodology; 6) Dissemination of results and communication. The problems and needs expressed by young people correspond to the following strategic documents and studies: 1) According to the “EU Action Plan against misinformation ”(December 5, 2018)“ misinformation can cause “public harm”, incl. a threat to the "democratic process". 2) The EU Youth Strategy (2019-2027) considers as a specific challenge for young people "Uncertainty about the future as a result of technological change, populism, discrimination, social exclusion and fake news ". The following results will be achieved during the implementation and after the completion of the project: 1) Developed and applied Innovative training methodology, which: 1.1 Apply non-formal education methods for young people, with a special focus on the needs of young people at risk of marginalization and with special focus on young people from small settlements; 1.2 It focuses on three thematic areas: 1 / Promoting diversity '; 2 / Anti-discrimination; 3 / Counteracting online disinformation and fake news; 2) Developed skills of 30 youth workers from the three countries to apply the 4 training modules, as well as the development of digital, social and civic skills and skills for initiative and entrepreneurship; 3) Trained 30 young people Bulgaria, Turkey and Romania, including disadvantaged young people due to (different etno-cultural affiliation and / or low social status). 4) Encouraged cross-sector interaction through the transfer of the developed training methodology and good practices to 20 representatives of related youth activity, sectors of formal education - school education. 5) Created training resource for practicing youth work, building on good practices from both organizations - new training product - training methodology, which contributes to innovation in youth work, improves opportunities for youth work related to the social integration of disadvantaged young people, with a focus on young people from small settlements.
With the implementation of this project, we set ourselves the goal of countering discrimination and the negative effects of fake news and online misinformation on young people. We achieved this goal through the development, implementation and dissemination of an innovative training methodology for young people, as well as through the development, through training seminars, of the capacity of youth workers from the three partner countries for its implementation, training of young people and transfer of good practices among representatives of sectors related to youth activity - school education. The specific objectives of the project were: 1) Develop an innovative methodology for training young people that promotes diversity and creates anti-discrimination skills, fake news and online disinformation; 2) Development of skills in young people and youth workers, incl. digital competences, social and civic competences and media literacy, initiative and entrepreneurial competencies; 3) Transfer of good practices to representatives of other sectors related to youth activity - secondary schools.
Participating project partners implement large-scale activity in the field of youth policies, within their countries and localities where they are registered. In 2019-2020, a large-scale study was carried out on the details of young people, according to the real reality of the digital world around them. The goal was that the young people themselves indicate their needs, problems and difficulties they face. The problems and needs expressed by young people were analyzed and as a conclusion corresponded to the following strategic documents and studies: 1) According to the "EU Action Plan against disinformation" (5.12.2018), "disinformation can cause "public harm", including a threat to the "democratic process". 2) The EU Youth Strategy (2019-2027) reports as a specific challenge for young people "Uncertainty about the future as a result of technological changes, populism, discrimination, social exclusion and fake news". In view of the results, the three partner organizations united around the creation of the project "Together in Support of Diversity", which aimed to support young people in their difficulties.