Aim
To empower youth workers and young leaders working with youth from conflict-affected communities by equipping them with storytelling and media literacy tools to counter dehumanizing narratives of war and conflicts and to act as multipliers of human rights and peace.
Objectives
- To understand key concepts of human rights, peace, conflict, conflict transformation and peacebuilding.
- To discuss and understand realities of young people from conflicted affected communities specifically focusing on dehumanizing narratives about war and conflict which is often part of their lived experiences.
- To improve media literacy among participants, and strengthen participants’ ability to recognize and critically analyse dehumanizing narratives in media.
- To enhance the storytelling, ethical and non-violent communication abilities of the participants to share compelling narratives of conflict-affected individuals, highlighting human rights issues and peace initiatives.
- To disseminate art and storytelling materials prepared by the participants in a form of online festival where participants showcase their newly developed skills and competencies to a broader audience via social media of YPAN and EYCS.
- To plan at least 5 follow-up actions and strengthen cooperation among participants beyond the study session.
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