MCTAR
Ref: 602623-EPP-1-2018-1-TN-EPPKA2-CBY-SMED
Media and Critical Thinking Against Radicalization” (MCTAR) is a youth project coordinated by Euro- Med Eve (Tunisia) in partnership with EN.O Greece, youths support leader (Jordan) and Freeminds in Action (Italy). It aims to develop tools and resources to prevent radicalization and fight hate speech in media.
MCTAR is thought to be a project to develop further different methodologies and approaches in youth work as a way to prevent and identify radicalization processes amongst youngsters. On the other hand, we aim to foster youth understanding on current topics and foster their critical thinking as a way to become mindful citizens who are able to discern hate speech in and negative messages in media and online.
The project is divided in two main phases. The first one is devoted to provide youth workers with tools and resources in order to identify risk behaviors and patterns in youngsters that could lead to radicalization.
The second phase objective is to engage youth into critical thinking and debate over different topics spinning around the concept of intercultural dialogue and tolerance. On the other hand, youth will get the opportunity to get an insight into creative processes such as photography and videos making as an alternative way to express themselves and oppose to hate speech messages. By sharing these experiences with youth from different countries and cultural background, youngsters will get the chance to share diverse perspectives and learn from each other. In addition, they will engage into the production of several short films that will be presented at a local festival in Nabeul.
Throughout the project several intellectual outputs are to be produced, highlighting, an anti radicalization toolkit, a field research report on the four communities , OER’s related to the project content and training sessions, photography and videos made during the youth exchanges and several short films co-produced by the youngsters. All the learning outcomes will be available through our website under creative commons license for free use.
List of participating organisations
1. Euro- Med Eve (Tunisia
2. EN.O Greece,
3. youths support leader (Jordan)
4. Freeminds in Action (Italy)
ACTIVITY 1. Coordination Meeting (Capacity Building Activity)
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Number of participants: 10 – youth workers, trainers and organizers.
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Venue: Agregento - Italy.
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Date: 05 -11 MARCH 2019
This first activity consisted in a coordination meeting between the Consortium members in order to assess the initial plan and agree on practical matters related to the project (logistics, financial management, change of dates, risks and mitigation measures…) as well as to review the quality plan and the activities to be implemented and its dissemination. In addition, the participants had the opportunity to visit the region and discover it.
Day 1: Presentation. Initial and diagnostic evaluation
Day 2: Field visit. Identifying weaknesses and strengths. Risk assessment
Day 3: Communication and dissemination plan. Review of stakeholders list and exploitation strategy.
Day 4: Action Plan. Revision of the arrangements and activities proposed and its feasibility according to current period.
Day 5:Visit in Agrigento and meeting with local authorities
This activity has gathered 2 participants from each organisation, and 04 from italian organisation, having 10 participants in total.
ACTIVITY 2. Seminar on Research and Context. Youth Workers Exchange)
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Number of participants: 42 – youth workers, trainers and organizers.
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Venue: (Nabeul, Tunisia) .
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Date: : 22/06/2019 – 30/06/2019
This first activity consisted in a coordination meeting between the Consortium members in order to assess the initial plan and agree on practical matters related to the project (logistics, financial management, change of dates, risks and mitigation measures…) as well as to review the quality plan and the activities to be implemented and its dissemination. In addition, the participants had the opportunity to visit the region and discover it.
Day 1: Presentation. Initial and diagnostic evaluation
Day 2: Field visit. Identifying weaknesses and strengths. Risk assessment
Day 3: Communication and dissemination plan. Review of stakeholders list and exploitation strategy.
Day 4: Action Plan. Revision of the arrangements and activities proposed and its feasibility according to current period.
Day 5:Visit in Agrigento and meeting with local authorities
This activity has gathered 2 participants from each organisation, and 04 from italian organisation, having 10 participants in total.
ACTIVITY 3.Workshop:“A practical approach on youth radicalisation for youth trainers”
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Number of participants: 42 – youth workers, trainers and organizers.
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Venue: (Nabeul, Tunisia) .
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Date: 14/10/2019 – 22/10/2019
This mobility action we trained the youth workers on different tools that can be used to prevent radicalization amongst youth. Certified trainers conducted the different modules which followed formal and non-formal approaches, from standardized templates to customized actions in line with each specific context. Special attention has been given to the GROW model (Goals, Reality, Options, and Will).
This training provided the youth workers with the necessary knowledge to apply these new tools and approaches into their daily work. the youth workers used this newly acquired knowledge to develop online work with their peers by assessing the different tools and methodologies and developed their own project toolkit.
Day 1: Presentation of already existing tools/materials/resources on antiradicalisation. Literature review.
Day 2: Teamwork: Identification of youth needs. Mapping exercise. Free evening
Day 3:.Workshop 1: Building Identities. Supporting tools for helping young people to explore their identity. Free evening
Day 4: Workshop 2: The youth worker as a leader. How to build sustainable relationships and community with youth. Debate: How effective leadership can be to prevent radicalisation.
Day 5: Workshop 3:the GROW model (Goals, Reality, Options and Will). How to provide youth with alternative methods for problem solving.
Day 6: Workshop 4: Constructing alternatives to violent messages. How to engage youth in alternative and critical thinking. Identification of negative messages and how to build opposition.
Day 7: Teamwork: analysis of antiradicalisation tools and resources. Elaboration of the toolkit structure and qualitative approach. Definition of online work for the toolkit development
This activity has gathered 08 participants from each organisation,and 18 participants from tunisian organisation, having 42 participants in total
