HATE-LESS: Harnessing Awareness to End Hate Speech and Disinformation for a More Diverse Youth using Media Literacy and Technology

<< Objectives >>-Combat hate speech and disinformation via media literacy to counter fake news and advocate for diverse migration narratives.-Enhance media and digital literacy in youth work, empowering youth to critically analyse hate speech & disinformation-Mobilise youth workers and organisations for inclusive societies through participatory methods and technology-Strengthen social and civic competencies by promoting fundamental values, mutual respect, intercultural dialogue, and combating discrimination<< Implementation >>-Facilitate focus groups with Local Advisory groups to identify further needs; -Create methodological guidelines on media methods and tools to tackle hate speech; -Create a toolkit on novel activities and know-how to facilitate participatory action research and video production; -Material validation during transnational training -Roll-out of material during the training scheme; production of participatory videos; -Impact monitoring and reporting; Advocacy campaign and youth manifesto.<< Results >>-Increased understanding for integrating media literacy and participatory methodologies to tackle hate speech and disinformation-Competences and skills of youth workers and youngsters are enhanced based on their participation in pilot training scheme and the creation of participatory videos-Change in perceptions around media literacy is noticed through a robust impact monitoring-Advocacy campaign advocate for the continuous improvement of media literacy in youth work