The main objectives of the project were : a) To raise awareness of more than 300 young people (aged between 18-30 years) on their level of exposure to sexual harassment, on the associated risks, behaviors and on the appropriate solutions for prevention and reaction, by developing an assessment tool for measuring gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault. b) To provide youth workers, trainers, volunteers, counselors, mentors as well as youth skills, knowledge and effective tools to prevent gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault, by elaborating a full highly innovative training package including the curriculum, the training contents and the methodology. c) To raise awareness on sexual harassment at workplace and to equip young employees aged between 18-30 years with skills and knowledge to prevent, to change the attitude, and to react against it, by creating an online course. d) To raise awareness of representatives of employers (as work place mentors, internship leaders) on their responsibilities, ways of actions, and ways of supporting young people employed to prevent sexual harassment at organizational level, by elaborating guidelines on this topic.
After #MeToo movement across USA and Europe, the topic of gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault becomes a hot subject in the attention not only of the public opinion, but to simple people around the world. The low incidence of repercussions for abusers also shows a lack of knowledge and awareness among employers and victims on how they can prevent the phenomenon. #NOT ME project aimed to provide skills and knowledge for young people (aged 18-30) to prevent and react towards gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault and for youth workers, trainers, counselors, mentors and volunteers who work with young people to assist them in dealing with the phenomenon and to ensure a safe environment where they can discuss this sensitive topic. The project #NOT ME focused on two categories of target groups: a) youth workers, counselors, trainers, mentors, volunteers working with young people, representatives of employers (young employees’ mentors, supervisors, leaders) b) young people enrolled in a study program or an internship program and young employees, aged between 18-30 years.