Many young people in Europe encounter hate speech on a regular basis. The rise in cyberbullying and cyber harassment cases caused by the development of social networks raised worries among young people and youth organizations and heightened the threats to the democratic system. Young people met attacks on individuals or groups of persons every day on social media due of their color, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, handicap, gender, or any other feature. With the ability to create and share any kind of unfiltered information now thanks to the Internet, people who have frequently been the targets of abuse and human rights violations face both new opportunities and new risks. Young people who encounter hate speech online often have painful experiences that result in low self-esteem, anxiety, sleeping problems, a sense of isolation, and, in the worst cases, suicidal thoughts. On a larger scale, hate speech frequently contributes to the normalization of discrimination and intolerance, such as when people accept violent threats as jokes, disregard calls for violence, cover up offensive material under the banner of "freedom of speech," or even accept that hate speech is acceptable because it is unrestrained and frequently used. Sponsored hate speech contributed to a wider atmosphere of polarization and internal societal disputes in many cultures. While governments throughout the world have made some steps and set legal guidelines to protect the online environment, young people and those working in the field of youth still lack access to internet literacy and online skills training. There were a variety of educational initiatives and courses that assisted young people in preventing radicalization, but there were few initiatives that trained youth workers to assist young people in communicating safely online, avoiding harmful content, and fending off online hate speech and extremist propaganda. As youth organizations working with young people on local, national, and European levels and promoting digital participation, we have developed the long-term project "UP! Unleashing the Power of Youth Work to Counter Online Hate Speech" to address and transform online hate speech in a safe and transformative way. Through the joint efforts of 14 youth organizations involved, we aimed to equip 36 youth workers and educators from the European Union (the Netherlands, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain) and Neighboring Partner countries (Armenia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, North Macedonia, Ukraine) with necessary skills, knowledge, and tools to support young people's fight against online oppressive narratives, propaganda, and hate speech. The long-term project had 2 activities (Training Course and Evaluation Seminar) and pursued the following main objectives: A. Create a network of activists, youth workers, educators, and youth organizations who combated online hate speech and built their capacity in campaigning against online hate speech with both a national and European dimension. B. Explore the notion of hate speech and examined its main roots, inspiring youth workers to find out innovative mechanisms and solutions in fighting hate speech, targeting different layers of society. C. Equip youth workers and educators with skills, knowledge, and tools to provide quality training for young people and supported them to recognize and transform hateful speech online. D. Explore various good practices and developed local campaigns, educational activities, and materials that supported young people to combat hate speech online. E. Improve internet and media competences of youth workers and educators so they were better equipped to counter hate speech online and promoted responsible internet presence and conscious content generation among young people they worked with. The project concentrated on methods for reducing hate speech, disinformation, and inaccurate information directed at other people and marginalized groups online. In the majority of EU and Partner countries, hate speech, cyberbullying, and disinformation have grown to be significant problems and challenges for young people. Through non-formal education, this project aimed to support youth organizations in tackling issues related to human rights and youth engagement. The initiative helped youth workers in gaining the competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) necessary to combat online hate speech and provided assistance to young people who were the targets of such hate speech. In order to improve how youth groups respond to online hate speech in their communities, the project supported the professional growth of those who work in the domains of education and youth.