Welcome to the E-mpowerYouth Project! E-mpowerYouth is a two-year international project aimed at improving the well-being of young Ukrainian refugees and internally displaced youth (IDY) aged 12-18 in Ukraine, Poland, and the Netherlands. The project aims to empower youth to safely navigate the digital world, prevent online gender-based violence (OGBV), and promote their emotional and psychological health.
As part of the project, a set of online tools for analysing online behaviour was developed by International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI) and NGO Girls, in collaboration with Labour and Health Social Initiatives (LHSI), Fundacja PRO-FIL, and OPORA Foundation. These tools allow teens and caregivers of teens to assess how safe their online behaviour is, as well as their risk of encountering online gender-based violence or other types of online harm. You can find the tools here.
Geography of the project:Ukraine, Poland and the Netherlands
Duration of the project:01.04.2025 – 31.05.2027
Objective.The primary objective of E-mpowerYouth is to enhance the digital safety of displaced youth by developing and implementing gender-sensitive tools that prevent, recognize, and address online GBV. The project aims to raise awareness about online safety, build media literacy, and empower youth and their caregivers to understand and manage the risks associated with online violence. Through tailored resources, workshops, and interactive platforms, the project intends to create a supportive environment where vulnerable youth can confidently engage with the digital world while reducing the risk of GBV.
Activities:
Development of E-mpowerYouth Toolbox:development of the content of the Toolbox on online GBV and digital resilience, mapping of resources for referral in each of the three countries, and development of online tools to analyse and learn about online behaviour.
Capacity Building:development of the E-mpowerYouth Toolbox Manual and Training of Trainers (ToT) materials to prepare organisations on how to use the developed resources, as well as delivery of a ToT for implementing partner organisations in each country.
Mainstreaming of the Toolbox:piloting of the online and face-to-face content of the E-mpowerYouth Toolbox Manual and the final adaptation to the Toolbox based on the findings of the piloting process.
Systematization and dissemination:develop a communication strategy and guidelines, creating materials for a media campaign targeting youth, caregivers, and organizations working with Ukrainian youth, and organizing both national and international multiplier events to promote the project’s outcomes.
Training:conducting online training sessions for external organizations to encourage the adoption of the E-mpowerYouth Toolbox and presenting findings on gaps in preventing online GBV across Poland, the Netherlands, and Ukraine.
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