Log in and stay positive

URGENT – CALL FOR PARTNERS FROM THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAM COUNTRIES. We are looking for 9 partners (2 from each country, including Spain). We are looking for NGOs committed to the promotion of human rights and which have a good online presence.
FOR THOSE INTERESTED PLEASE SEND US VIA EMAIL AT POD.VOLUNTEERS@GMAIL.COM YOUR PIF WITH A DESCRIPTION RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC OF THE PROJECT BEFORE FRIDAY, 16TH OF AUGUST 2019.
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Proposal for the 1st of October 2019 deadline of the Erasmus+ Program, Key Action 1 – Mobility of youth workers

Context:
Today some feel that their screens shield them from the responsibility not to discriminate online and the banalization of cyber hate is spreading at an alarming rate, especially among youngsters which use the online platforms at a professional level, but careless about the consequences of their online activity. This in turn has devastating consequences on the offline world. The phenomenon of hate speech is complex: young people are at greater risk of being exposed to it, both due to their large-scale use of social networks and due to the paucity (or total lack) of opportunities to raise awareness of the concept.

Experience shows that relying solely on prohibition of ‘hate speech’ is often counter-productive to the promotion of equality, as prohibition fail to address the underlying social roots of the kinds of prejudice that drive ‘hate speech.’ Excessive restrictions of ‘hate speech’ might be a temporary way of dealing with the issue but they may result in the violation of international standards on freedom of expression
and undermine the protection of equality. In most instances, equality is better promoted through positive measures and messages, which increase understanding and tolerance, create spaces for inclusive dialogue, and promote intercultural understanding.
Through this project we are addressing the need of dealing with online hate speech through a positive narrative, which promotes equality and acceptance of diversity, by building messages which promote understanding rather than division, using a language and platforms which youngsters understand.

Partners:
10 youth NGOs or public institutions related to youth from Program Countries, 2 from each country

Participants:
20 youth workers (people that work with and for youth).

Activities:
Main activity – 6 days international training course
Participants: 20 participants – 2 youth workers from each partner, no age limit, and gender balanced groups.
Location: Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
Period: May 2020
Purpose: To provide youth workers with the understanding and the skills in using online platforms for human rights education and for promoting inclusion and acceptance of diversity through positive narrative.

Once returned home all the participants will have to implement the online strategies developed during the TC and send a report of the online activity and its impact (reach, comments, etc.)