As mentioned in the submitted Application which was approved. Our previous project: Enhancing Media Literacy part 1 was highly rated by our National Agency and had 97% of participants (youth workers) satisfied & their collaboration advocated for part two of this Project. Also, we were approached online during the Global Pandemic Covid-19 by several other EU/non-EU youth workers and organizations. 100% of them expressed interest in the topic. As a result of their demands, we sent them a Google form with short survey questionnaires, Zoom meeting focus groups & interviews. Some of the findings suggested that “…the recent technological developments have brought profound changes to the way we access and consume news. Today, most young people are connected to the Internet. They can post information, pictures, videos, and comments which can go viral. This means that they can potentially reach millions of people around the world and influence their attitude toward any given issue. The digital revolution can empower but this power comes with great responsibility”. Some questions that arose from feedback: online EU youth live in a world of facts, opinions, misinformation, and lies. What do they read online? How does it affect their perception of issues such as migration, asylum seekers, and refugees? But how do they know if what they read or hear is true? How do they go about dissecting the spin behind news headlines and posts on social media? Who writes the story? Who benefits from it? Who is missing in the story? How can youth leaders equip them with critical thinking tools using youth-led/youth-centered and non-formal education methods? To answer these questions, together we decided to implement this project. We carried out a project to empower youth workers and youth activists to become conscious media and news consumers, apply their critical thinking skills acquired in this project, and contribute to more inclusive and tolerant societies through non-formal education methods. The idea of this second part of TC was a result of the collaboration of youth workers from 5 countries who decided to explore the problem of prejudice and discrimination through the lens of Media influence on youth perceptions and understand a Youth-led/youth-centered & Non-formal teaching/learning approach. What we also wanted to achieve by implementing the project was because it was in line with our Organisation Strategic Plan 2019-2022, Erasmus + 2021-2027 program objectives, and priority “Inclusion and diversity". Our project envisaged reaching out to youth workers with fewer opportunities, i.e., refugees, asylum seekers, and newly arrived migrants, either directly or indirectly through youth workers working with these groups. We are happy to say that this project is in alignment with one of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 roles which is to "facilitate long-term synergies between policies and programs in culture, education, health, social inclusion, media, employment and youth to promote creativity and innovation" and "Promote specialized training in culture, new media and intercultural skills for youth workers". Our short-term goals were to develop the critical thinking skills of youth workers and youth leaders, to increase their awareness about the importance of responsible media consumption, and to empower them to counter stigmatization messages formulated by the mass media. We also envisaged developing strategies, materials, and guidelines which can be later used for basic media literacy training for young people they work with. Our long-term goals are to initiate positive changes in participating countries by decreasing the level of hate speech, racism, and xenophobia, particularly propagated by social media networks. The project "Enhancing Media Literacy part 2"'s objectives was: -To understand how and why media content is produced - to make distinctions between different types of media content (news journalism, propaganda, promotion, entertainment, etc.) -To learn to evaluate the reliability of sources and to approach any information critically -To explore the interrelation between media messages and tolerance/intolerance in our societies, especially in regard to the topic of migrant and refugee crisis -To learn how to distinguish between media and audience bias -To promote the core EU values and cooperation under the Erasmus+ program. - To explore environmentally sustainable activities online that foster media literacy skills. -To enhance the visibility of Erasmus+ programs and to help youth leaders develop critical thinking tools using youth-led/youth-centered and non-formal education methods To conclude: According to NBCNews Journalist Linda Ellerbee: “Media literacy is not just important, it's absolutely critical. It's going to make the difference between whether kids are a tool of the mass media or whether the mass media is a tool for young people to use”. We are of the same opinion as Linda.