Youth-Led Activism

The purpose of this project is to analyze young people’s online experience in social activism movements, including their preferences, themes, usage of language, and perceived impact. It will support young people to channel their energy, creativity and aspirations and become future activists. The proposed programs will build young people’s skills, knowledge and confidence while helping them more effectively express their voices, build relationships with decision-makers, and break down socio-cultural and institutional barriers to participation. It will identify the different uses young people make of social networks and, particularly, the new practices around their participation as digital citizens, in relation to the meanings young people attribute to them. It will provide opportunities to connect youth to different networks through the creation and strengthening of online platforms and multimedia campaigns that raise awareness of opportunities for youth which is in direct connection with our horizontal priority, digital transformation and it will promote active citizenship by using social media platforms and IT technology. The whole idea is to galvanize supporters to take action. Digital tools have become a central
component of almost any movement.

Results:
- Wielding the power of social media for social change - Handbook
- Youth-Led Activism, Digital Platform

Objectives:
➡️Identify the different uses young people make of social networks and, particularly, the new practices around their participation as digital citizens, in relation to the meanings young people attribute to them;
➡️Encourage a knowledge-based approach to youth participation in democratic life within different EU programmes by enabling relevant institutions to utilize the findings of research on youth participation;
➡️To develop a brand-new IT platform by establishing an inventory of youth initiatives/projects/activities, where young people will use the Internet and social media, including digital tools and apps for democratic participation, critical engagement in public life and social activism;

➡️️Provide opportunities to connect youth to different networks through the creation and strengthening of online platforms and multimedia campaigns that raise awareness of opportunities for youth;
➡️Strengthen initial and continuous training of social workers, including teachers and youth workers, on how to teach young people the skills for civic engagement and participation;
➡️Ensure that young people have access to citizenship education to provide them with solid knowledge of social media;