Hate Fighters Network would like to increase the skills and knowledge of the youth workers in the HFN member organizations of the network at two levels: using creative methods in youth work and using Karl Popper debate as a tool in the work with young people. Youth workers from 8 countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Italy and Serbia will be educated through learning-by-doing through 2 training courses. Participants of both trainings will have the opportunity to test their new educational competences through local activities such as workshops, National Karl Popper debate, campaign. The project will not only support the promotion of human rights and democratic values, but also build capacities of youth workers and young people (young activists, students of law, volunteers) to advocate for human rights and reconciliation. Aim: To increase the number of peace-building and combat against hate speech activities at European level and develop a pool of youth workers competent in this fieldSpecific objectives:• To build the capacities of 32 youth workers to use creative methods of dance, photography, graphics and music in work with young people• To involve 320 young people in the peace building activities through testing of newly acquired skills for the use of creative methods in youth work• To provide 24 youth workers with new skills and knowledge to use Karl Popper debate in work with young people• To involve 192 young people and motivate them to become active in the combat against hate speech • To network 32 young people and their coaches at European level and provide them with opportunity to share their opinions with the peers from other European countries • To foster cooperation of HFN member organization with state institutions, local authorities, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and other key stakeholders working in the field of peace-buildingIt is planned HFN to organize 1 training course for youth workers from 8 countries for the use of creative methods in youth work, 160 workshops in project countries involving at least 320 young people, 1 joint Hate Fighters campaign in 8 countries, 1 TC for youth workers from 8 countries in the use of Karl Popper debate as the tool of working with young people, 8 National Karl Popper Debate competitions in every partner country that would involve at least 192 young people (at least 24 per country). The winners of National Karl Popper Debate competitions will meet for the Final HFN event where they will compete. The project will not only support the promotion of human rights and democratic values, but also build capacities of youth workers and young people (young activists, students of law, volunteers) to advocate for human rights and reconciliation as well as to build the capacities of member organizations of Hate Fighters Network. Project will be implemented from 1st September 2018 till 31st December 2019.
Hate Fighters in Action project was supported by Erasmus + program, Capacity Building in the Field of Youth. Young people from 8 European countries (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy and Czech Republic) had opportunity to learn how to use creative methods (concept photography, concept video, graphics and rap music) and Karl Popper debate in combat against hate speech and for promotion of tolerance and democratic values. Activities organized within this project had aim to strengthen the role of young people in peace-building activities and combat against hate speech. Young people were educated though learning-by-doing on 2 training courses: they got basic education on the use of creative methods in youth work as well on the use of Karl Popper debate, where they were put in the position to prepare a case and debate between themselves. Participants of both trainings had opportunity to implement their new competences and skills through organization of local workshops and national Karl Popper debate competitions and campaigns. At the end of the project Hate Fighters Network organized final event which gathered representatives of partner organizations and 8 teams which won on National Karl Popper debate competitions. Participants of this event had opportunity to hear about achieved results of the project and to enjoy international competition of Karl Popper debates. Set of activities for young people in Program and Partner countries were organized with the aim to strengthen the role of young people in peace-building activities and combat against hate speech. The project did not only support the promotion of human rights and democratic values, but also built capacities of young people (young activists, students of law, volunteers) to advocate for human rights and reconciliation. Hate Fighters Network wanted to increase the skills and knowledge of the youth workers of the partner organizations at two levels: using creative methods in youth work and using Karl Popper debate as a tool in the work with young people. Youth workers from 8 countries were educated through learning-by-doing through 2 training courses: they get the basic education on the use of creative methods in youth work as well on the use of Karl Popper debate, where they were in the position to prepare a case and debate themselves. Participants of both trainings had the opportunity to test their new educational competences through local activities such as workshops, National Karl Popper debate competitions, and Hate Fighters Network campaign which were inseparable part of this project. In this way not only youth workers got new skills, but partner organizations built their capacities and gained a new form of youth work. Main aim of the project was to strengthen the role of young people in peace-building activities and combat against hate speech, and specific objectives were to contribute to development of capacities of youth workers and young people in the combat against hate speech, to develop coherent approach to the problem of hate speech online issues through Hate Fighters program at the European level and to foster cooperation of partner organizations with state institutions, local authorities, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and many other key stakeholders working in the field of peace-building. Partners on this project were organizations from 8 European countries: Youth center “Perspektiva” from Durres, Albania, “Red Cross Novo Sarajevo” from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, “International Development Alliance Network” from Sofia, Bulgaria, “Art Republic Prague” from Prague, Czech Republic, “Hellenic Youth Participation” from Athens, Greece, “Beyond Borders” from Corato, Italy, “Council for prevention of juvenile delinquency” from Kavadarci, North Macedonia, “Hate Fighters Network”, Club for Youth Empowerment 018 (KOM 018) and Faculty of Law, Nis - Serbia