KA2 Project “RADICAL ONLINE EDUCATION” (ROE) was officially started. The kick-off meeting took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 30th, 2017. Coordinator of the project is Danish Youth Team from Denmark and the other project partners are Alternativi International from Bulgaria, OEJAB from Austria and Asociación Projuven from Spain.
The main aim of the consortium is to provide youth workers all the necessary knowledge and tools to help young people develop their critical thinking skills as many of them are exposed to radical propaganda and often make an improper use of internet. Youth workers will be able to provide positive online counter-narratives, recognizing online negative messages and encourage intercultural dialogue and personal exchanges between young people as a key method of building resilience to extremist propaganda.
The project ROE includes two lines of actions to tackle the growing radicalization of youth throughout Europe. In the first line, will be design and realize an e-learning courses (IO1) to help youth workers harness the potential of digital media tools and to recognize and interpret signs of radicalization, to promote the creation of online counter-narratives, and to make available easily accessible alternative messages that stimulate critical thinking. The second line, is to develop a digital guide of best practice (IO2) which will include expertise in the field of preventing radicalization, all the exchange of information and ideas amongst the partners of the project, strategies and suggestions on how to face online radicalization, and how youth workers should encourage critical thinking amongst young people about extremist messages.
The project is designed to result in long term and self-sustaining results, creating a positive impact in NGOs daily job and therefore contributing to improvement of the quality of youth work, social progress and economic growth.
