Living Safely in a Digital World

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The aim of Living Safely in a Digital World (LIFE) project, proposed by this consortium is to increase the resilience of the young generation on facing the risks of the digitalization and its impact in their everyday life through empowering youth organizations to be involved in policy dialogue and use non-formal learning in their work with the young people. The objectives of LIFE are: 1. Enabling youth organizations to cooperate in inter/national level and “speak up” on behalf of young people, advocating to decision-makers for a safe internet that impacts their lives 2. Empowering youth workers with the necessary skills to support the young generation on their struggles to the digitalization of life through non-formal learning 3. Raising awareness on the impact of digitalization in the young people’s lives and how to work toward increased resilience These objectives would be achieved through the following steps: • Establishment of a reporting platform on the risks of internet use, such as hate speech, cyber bullying etc. The reports will also be presented to the responsible national institutions, trying to engage with 15 policymakers in the process. • Building the capacities through non-formal education of 50 youth workers regarding the safe internet, hate speech, cyber bullying, media literacy through transnational trainings, as well as strengthening their capacities through job shadowing process in the partner organizations. Youth workers will act as change agents and bring 5 change projects in their community to increase resilience on the risks of internet. • Raising awareness through internet and face-to-face activities on the safe internet, increasing media literacy, hate speech and cyber-bullying. This will be done through innovative ways, such as TEDx talks, while engaging all the important stakeholders (parents, teachers, social workers, policymakers, private sector, etc.) Short movies will be prepared and published by the project to raise awareness.