The project was seeking to address digital transformation through the development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity, promote active citizenship and strengthen the employability of young people. The main objective is to upskill project target groups empowering them with new knowledge and practical training resources to help young people put technology and digital stories to good use. Partners aimed to improve the quality and relevance of non-formal youth education to the issues facing young people today and increase young people competencies across the 5 key DIGICOMP competence areas 1: information and data literacy, 2: communication and collaboration, 3: digital content creation Competence area 4: safety and area 5: problem-solving. The YES 4 CHANGE project partners seek to respond to EU Policy calls to: • boost digital skills at all levels, increase growth and innovation and build a fairer, more cohesive, sustainable and inclusive society • engage, connect and empower young people • advance the EU Youth Goals #1 Connecting EU with Youth, #3 Inclusive Societies, #4 Information & Constructive Dialogue, #5 Mental Health & Wellbeing, #8 Quality Learning, #9 Space and Participation for All, #10 Sustainable Green Europe.
Our project goal is to empower young people to become active, empowered digital citizens capable of advancing strong social change missions online. The project addresses the needs of young people and the issues they face with regard to digital skills attainment, access to quality non-formal learning opportunities, active citizenship and employability. The EU Digital Education Action Plan tells us that in 2019, a fifth of young persons in Europe reported not having basic digital skills. The Plan highlights digital literacy as an essential for everyday life but it also reports that more than 40% of young people consider that critical thinking, media and democracy are not ‘taught sufficiently’ in school. YES4CHANGE seeks to change the dynamic by engaging young people in non-formal learning opportunities which build on their existing interest in social media platforms. The project idea is complementary to the EU Youth Strategy which seeks to ENGAGE, CONNECT and EMPOWER young people. The project partners are aiming to use the developed project results to contribute to promoting youth employment and participation as active citizens and actors of positive change in constructing a better and more sustainable future for Europe.