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Connected for Change: Empowering Youth for Activism in the Online Era

2024-3-DE04-KA152-YOU-0002936492024Mobility of young peoplefinalized
Countries: DE|IT|BG|RO|HU|MK · Grant: €27,985
Digital skills and competencesDigital content, technologies and practicesPromotion of alternative forms of participation

Objectives

The project sought to empower young people from six European countries by improving their digital competences, fostering active citizenship and encouraging safe, informed and impactful participation in the digital world. Following goals and objectives needed to be and were achieved from the perspective of youth work practice: - To equip young people with digital skills to actively participate in society. - To raise awareness among young people about the positive and negative aspects of using the Internet. This includes digital risks such as cyberbullying, online hate speech and fake news. - To encourage intercultural exchange and promote inclusion by fostering collaboration among young people from different countries and diverse social backgrounds, including disadvantaged groups and youth from rural areas. - To teach young people how to create and run online campaigns and use digital tools for social change, thus promoting online youth mobilization and activism framed by human rights and online citizenship. -Empower young people with fewer opportunities by providing equal access to digital learning and participation - To promote youth participation and citizenship through digital means, highlighting the potential of online platforms for youth to raise their voices and be part of social change. - To increase self-esteem and employability of young people, making them more digitally literate and socially engaged citizens. - To support partner organizations in developing their capacity for working with young people on digital and online activism topics and strengthen international partnerships.

Project partners (6)