ClickNoBullying – Preventing cyberbullying through digitally empowering young people

<< Background >>The ClickNoBullying project arose from our intention to combat cyberbullying, which has become a growing form of violence among young people, with serious consequences for their well-being and mental health, such as depression and suicide. The project wanted to respond to the need to:-Develop digital skills in Youth Workers, enabling them to guide young people in the safe and ethical use of technology and to act in situations of cyberbullying;-Empower young people digitally, promoting digital citizenship and media literacy, helping them to identify and protect themselves from harmful behaviour;-Increasing young people's resilience by providing them with tools to deal with cyberbullying;-Creating solutions to this phenomenon;-Fostering a culture of digital safety, in line with European child protection directives;- Contribute to building a safer digital environment for all;- Improve the capacity and quality of the consortium organisations' work in the field of digitalisation and combating cyberbullying.<< Objectives >>The main aim of implementing the project was to combat cyberbullying by promoting a preventive and interventional approach. To this end, the following specific objectives were defined:- Strengthen the capacity of youth workers in preventive and interventional work in the face of cyberbullying, enabling them to deal with this problem with young people;- Digitally empower young people by giving them the knowledge they need to recognise and protect themselves against cyberbullying;- Promote the active participation of young people in the development of effective strategies to prevent and combat cyberbullying, giving them a voice in the process;- To actively involve young people in awareness-raising activities, promoting awareness of the impact of cyberbullying and the importance of a safe and respectful online environment.With this set of objectives, we sought to directly impact the youth community by providing them with tools and strategies to tackle cyberbullying, while encouraging a change in mentality and behaviour in the digital environment.<< Implementation >>- 1 digital training course for YWs, with the aim of strengthening their capacity to work preventively and intervene in cyberbullying among young people;- 1 Training Manual developed by APDES to help YWs develop local actions.- Local digital empowerment activities, with the aim of raising awareness of cyberbullying and equipping them with tools to protect themselves in the digital environment;- 1 European Sharing Activity, where the consortium participants collaborated in finding and jointly building solutions to combat cyberbullying;- Production of a guide to preventing and combating cyberbullying, aimed at YW and young people, with practical guidelines for dealing with this issue;- Multiplier events, in which young people and policy-makers took part, raising awareness of cyberbullying and encouraging the inclusion of this issue in public policies.<< Results >>The concrete results of the CNB were visible both in terms of the skills acquired and in raising awareness and changing approaches to cyberbullying. The following outputs and results stand out:-Cyberbullying prevention guide, which was produced and distributed, offering practical guidelines and strategies for combating cyberbullying for YW and organisations involved;-Technicians and organisations with greater knowledge and experience, enabling them to develop more effective preventive and interventional actions to combat cyberbullying among young people;-Increased visibility of the phenomenon of cyberbullying as a serious risk to the well-being and development of children and young people. The project has helped to raise awareness among communities and organisations;-Increased capacity and quality of the consortium organisations' work in the field of digitalisation, as a result of the training provided by the project, which allowed them to adapt more efficiently to new technologies and the use of digital tools to develop solutions to combat cyberbullying.- More professionals, institutions and political decision-makers committed to the cause.