Six digital campaigns against hate speech are running right now across six countries! And the best part? 👉 We’ve gathered them all campaigns in one neat place, so you can follow every campaign in real time. Our fellows from the No Hate Embassy program are hard at work, creating social media communication campaigns to take a stand, raise their voices, and challenge hate in their own way, defending what they believe in . Check them out in the official website of the No Hate Embassy program and show your support! You can follow their work here: 🔗 nhe.coconutwork.org/fellowship
With the occasion of the International Day Against Hate Speech on June 18, it was finally time to go live with our planned No Hate Embassy digital campaigns, tackling issues like: racism, toxic masculinity, and discrimination against activists in the workplace. Each of these campaigns was created by a group of fellows from our No Hate Embassy project 👉 a long term effort working with young people across the Euromed region to challenge hate speech and push for peace and inclusion. Our fellows are dedicating a lot of their time and effort to contribute to a more hate free world! So let’s take a second to follow, read, and share their work to support them. You will find them here: 📌 From France → @nohatespeech.france 📌 From Morocco → @nhemaghreb 📌 From Italy → check out our LinkedIn: Coconutwork
Our NHE Fellowship Training in Filadelfia has come to an end with a lot of energy, learning, and the promise to meet again in Morocco for the second part of this journey where we will conclude with a conference. In the final days, our fellows were trained on powerful digital campaigning tools, including communication strategy and the GAMMMA+ model. They were also provided with visual design guidance and structured posting calendars 🔥 Everyone wrapped up the training with a clear message and crafted their first campaigns set to go live on June 18th—International Day of No Hate. Now they return home equipped with the skills, tools, and motivation to help build a more peaceful, hate-free Euro-Mediterranean region. And we couldn’t be more excited about the work they will produce in this 6 month process.
From Filadelfia, Italy with love! 💚 We have welcomed 30 fellows to the No Hate Embassy from: France, Italy, Morocco, Romania, Tunisia and Egypt. During a period of 6 months, we’ll be closely working with them to tackle hate speech through impactful digital campaigns, starting with a training course in sunny Filadelfia, Italy. Our mission in this training was to meet our fellows, get to know them and preparing together for the work ahead. Over the course of the training we have deepened our knowledge on hate speech and explored effective digital campaigning tools to address it. The first days have been filled with energy sharing stories, backgrounds, and engaging in thoughtful discussions around critical concepts central to our mission. Our fellows then jumped right into the work of preparing to launch powerful digital campaigns that advocate for peace and inclusion. They’ve explored the complex topic of hate speech 🚫 through lively group discussions, creative expressions like theatre and poetry, and national reality presentations. On top of that, they’ve used the Council of Europe’s framework to break down local cases, gaining deeper insights into what defines hate speech and effective countermeasures!
During the last days of our Electick+ youth exchange we were excited to see our coconuts go from problems to solutions, creating campaigns and pitching them to address issues that hold young people from participating in democratic and electoral processes. We saw creative and funny reels, community space proposals, calls for digital advocacy, and youth-led info platforms – all designed to boost youth participation and awareness. Thus resulting in: 👉 Awareness-raising video campaigns 👉 Proposals for local youth spaces 👉 Informational platforms to support participation 👉Youth-to-youth advocacy strategies 👉 Community spaces & events Between campaign labs and final presentations, we also reflected on what it means to be an advocate and how even small steps can shift systems. Inspired by each other and the voices we met at the Europe4YourFuture conference, we’re now ready to do more and give more!
On the 16th of May, we turned up the voltage on youth participation and advocacy in Luxembourg with Electrick+ Youth Exchange ⚡️ in hopes of charging up the next generation of change-makers. We had just wrapped up a whirlwind of pitches, prototypes, and digital dreams, but it was high time to bring 40 young minds from across Europe to: 🔹Understand how advocacy works today, and what strategies and systems exist at both national and EU levels. 🔹Show how young people can make a difference in decisions made by their countries and the EU. 🔹Help young people build digital skills by learning about new ways to take part online. 🔹Support young people in creating and promoting their own advocacy efforts, using real-life examples as inspiration. 🔹Boost critical thinking by helping them learn how to assess and question information found online. Over the course of the program, the teams have diagnosed what’s holding young people back from taking part in elections and other democratic processes. Participants divided themselves into teams to develop real solutions to: 🔹 The lack of local youth communities. 🔹 The lack of motivation. 🔹 Inaccessibility of information. 🔹 Youth passivity and apathy. 🔹 The absence of unbiased information.
It’s official! After months of dedicated collaboration across Europe and the Mediterranean, our Manual for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on tackling hate speech is finally out! Developed through the No Hate Embassy project, this manual responds directly to the rising issue of hate speech, extremism, and polarization. It’s designed as a comprehensive toolkit for civil society actors who want to actively foster tolerance and inclusive dialogue. Inside, you’ll find:🔸 A clear comparative analysis of hate speech in Egypt, France, Italy, Morocco, Romania, and Tunisia.🔸 Practical tools and non-formal education methods for youth workers and educators.🔸 Examples of initiatives that successfully promote inclusion and tolerance.🔸 Actionable recommendations for key stakeholders to implement effective, lasting change. Check it out by clicking here.
Back with more updates from Coconut Luxembourg! We just took part in hosting an online event for the Stop Bullying Project, bringing together participants from Greece, France, Luxembourg, and Germany. With our partners @microkosmosorg, @myartistgr, and @associationresopa we dived into some big questions: Here’s what went down:✅ We introduced the project’s objectives and vision.✅ Shared insights and practical solutions.✅ Engaged in thoughtful discussions on combating bullying. Want to learn more? Check out 🔗 stopbullyingproject.eu
In collaboration with the Institute of Social Work in Clermont-Ferrand, we took part in presenting the Erasmus+ project Stop Bullying ✋🚫 to participants from Romania, France, Spain, and Latvia. The project aims to engage youth workers through non-formal education to empower them in their educational initiatives with young people. It focuses on understanding how bullying manifests, developing effective strategies to prevent it, and fostering a culture of tolerance. The presentation sparked interest and curiosity in the initiative, inspiring attendees to take action in combating bullying and amplifying the project’s mission. We’ll be publishing more updates soon, so stay tuned for that! Make sure you check out the project’s official website to learn more about this intiative.
Wrapping up an impactful week in Sharm El Sheikh with big smiles all around! It’s been an intense six days where we tackled the pressing issue of hate speech through immersive non-formal education tools and methods. Despite being in a stunning resort with warm beaches and tempting holiday activities, our focus remained steadfast: training participants to become advocates for tolerance and diversity, true no hate ambassadors! In the final days of the program, participants delved into a case study on a hate crime that shattered lives, exploring its motives and origins to build resilience. They also took part in our TikTok Lab, using digital advocacy skills to counter hateful narratives and promote inclusion. In the words of Bassant, representing Egypt: “As someone in the same field who also organizes projects, I know that putting together something of this quality is not easy. Having sent participants to similar projects in Morocco, I often hear them say it was their best experience. In this project, I got to experience it firsthand.” More trainings and exciting surprises are on the way under the banner of #NoHateEmbassy!
Merhaba, Egypt! On the 23rd of Nov we flew to beautiful Sharm El Sheikh for an impactful training course addressing one of today’s most pressing issues. Critically Yours is the first training course of our capacity-building project, NHE (#nohateembassy), which started several months ago. This initiative brings together experienced youth workers from across the Euro-Mediterranean region, empowering them to become No Hate Ambassadors in their communities. Through this training, participants will foster critical thinking, inspire their audiences, and gain practical tools for digital prevention and counter-narration strategies. The opening days have been all about settling into the rhythm of the program: laying the foundation, building connections, and diving into key concepts. We’ve explored how to identify online hate speech and discussed the vital roles various stakeholders play in addressing this pressing challenge. The following days, our participants have been busy:👉 Analyzing the causes and consequences of hate speech👉Exploring the different hate narratives that exist and their origins👉Learning about the national realities of the participating countries👉Using roleplay to foster debate and spark discussions And that’s not all, our NHE TED Talks have been a highlight, where our participants took center stage to share personal accounts and experiences of how they dealt
Exciting stuff in the making! We are thrilled to announce the beginning of our latest long-term Capacity Building project! Drawing from our substantial experience in youth projects fostering peacebuilding and fighting hatespeech, we proudly present: The No-Hate Embassy (NHE)! Over the course of one year, we will be joining forces with our partners: Mihi Egypt, Geyc, Masterpeace Morocco and Euromed Eve Tunisia, to address comprehensively the issue of hatespeech from its very roots. To this end, we will strive to achieve the following objectives: 👉Assess hate speech narratives and realities online across involved countries.👉 Enhаnce the critical thinking of youth to detect аnd counter online hate propaganda.👉 Support CSOs and grassroots movements in fostering intercultural dialogue by creating resources for youth organizations.👉 Deconstruct hаte speech nаrrаtives through а fellowship for youth workers leаding а Euro-Mediterrаneаn cаmpаign. We’ve just wrapped up our kick-off meeting, where we delved into our action plan and laid the ground of the work packages that compose the project. But this is only the beginning!
Our last project of 2023 & last and days in Luxembourg are done! In the last days of the project we covered so much! They were filled with energizers filled with positive energy, a free day to unwind the from activities in the city of Luxembourg, our participatins explored everything they could find from visiting the European Parliament to the festive vibes of Christmas markets across town, During the last days of the project, and with the expert guidance of our facilitator, all took part in learning how to create online campaigns, using the GAMMMA+ method while focusing on advocacy for the European Youth Goals. All groups learned how to work in new teams, how to create various types of campaigns, how to plan, schedule, delegate and create, dipping their feet in the whole process from brainstorming till presentations in front of potential investors and stakeholders! They did a great job and we hope have learned enough along the way to bring the importance of youth advocacy into their communities, work and future engagements! Our last activity covered information about and around the Youth Pass, all making a list of recommendations for various types of stakeholders to promote youth engagement
In the misty hills of Weicherdange, Luxembourg, 40 young changemakers from Luxembourg, Poland, Bulgaria, Spain, Slovakia, Hungary, Turkey, and Romania have come together for a week-long deep dive into youth advocacy, participation, and digital engagement. Youth advocacy is a driving force in Europe, amplifying young voices in climate action, social justice, policy-making, and beyond. Through “Time to Advocate,” we aim to equip young people with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to influence decision-making at both national and EU levels. Throughout the week, participants are developing their digital skills, engaging with experts, and exploring the link between volunteering, activism, and democratic participation. What have we been working on?
Six digital campaigns against hate speech are running right now across six countries! And the best part? 👉 We’ve gathered them all campaigns in one neat place, so you can follow every campaign in real time. Our fellows from the No Hate Embassy program are hard at work, creating social media communication campaigns to take a stand, raise their voices, and challenge hate in their own way, defending what they believe in . Check them out in the official website of the No Hate Embassy program and show your support! You can follow their work here: 🔗 nhe.coconutwork.org/fellowship
With the occasion of the International Day Against Hate Speech on June 18, it was finally time to go live with our planned No Hate Embassy digital campaigns, tackling issues like: racism, toxic masculinity, and discrimination against activists in the workplace. Each of these campaigns was created by a group of fellows from our No Hate Embassy project 👉 a long term effort working with young people across the Euromed region to challenge hate speech and push for peace and inclusion. Our fellows are dedicating a lot of their time and effort to contribute to a more hate free world! So let’s take a second to follow, read, and share their work to support them. You will find them here: 📌 From France → @nohatespeech.france 📌 From Morocco → @nhemaghreb 📌 From Italy → check out our LinkedIn: Coconutwork
Our NHE Fellowship Training in Filadelfia has come to an end with a lot of energy, learning, and the promise to meet again in Morocco for the second part of this journey where we will conclude with a conference. In the final days, our fellows were trained on powerful digital campaigning tools, including communication strategy and the GAMMMA+ model. They were also provided with visual design guidance and structured posting calendars 🔥 Everyone wrapped up the training with a clear message and crafted their first campaigns set to go live on June 18th—International Day of No Hate. Now they return home equipped with the skills, tools, and motivation to help build a more peaceful, hate-free Euro-Mediterranean region. And we couldn’t be more excited about the work they will produce in this 6 month process.
From Filadelfia, Italy with love! 💚 We have welcomed 30 fellows to the No Hate Embassy from: France, Italy, Morocco, Romania, Tunisia and Egypt. During a period of 6 months, we’ll be closely working with them to tackle hate speech through impactful digital campaigns, starting with a training course in sunny Filadelfia, Italy. Our mission in this training was to meet our fellows, get to know them and preparing together for the work ahead. Over the course of the training we have deepened our knowledge on hate speech and explored effective digital campaigning tools to address it. The first days have been filled with energy sharing stories, backgrounds, and engaging in thoughtful discussions around critical concepts central to our mission. Our fellows then jumped right into the work of preparing to launch powerful digital campaigns that advocate for peace and inclusion. They’ve explored the complex topic of hate speech 🚫 through lively group discussions, creative expressions like theatre and poetry, and national reality presentations. On top of that, they’ve used the Council of Europe’s framework to break down local cases, gaining deeper insights into what defines hate speech and effective countermeasures!
During the last days of our Electick+ youth exchange we were excited to see our coconuts go from problems to solutions, creating campaigns and pitching them to address issues that hold young people from participating in democratic and electoral processes. We saw creative and funny reels, community space proposals, calls for digital advocacy, and youth-led info platforms – all designed to boost youth participation and awareness. Thus resulting in: 👉 Awareness-raising video campaigns 👉 Proposals for local youth spaces 👉 Informational platforms to support participation 👉Youth-to-youth advocacy strategies 👉 Community spaces & events Between campaign labs and final presentations, we also reflected on what it means to be an advocate and how even small steps can shift systems. Inspired by each other and the voices we met at the Europe4YourFuture conference, we’re now ready to do more and give more!
On the 16th of May, we turned up the voltage on youth participation and advocacy in Luxembourg with Electrick+ Youth Exchange ⚡️ in hopes of charging up the next generation of change-makers. We had just wrapped up a whirlwind of pitches, prototypes, and digital dreams, but it was high time to bring 40 young minds from across Europe to: 🔹Understand how advocacy works today, and what strategies and systems exist at both national and EU levels. 🔹Show how young people can make a difference in decisions made by their countries and the EU. 🔹Help young people build digital skills by learning about new ways to take part online. 🔹Support young people in creating and promoting their own advocacy efforts, using real-life examples as inspiration. 🔹Boost critical thinking by helping them learn how to assess and question information found online. Over the course of the program, the teams have diagnosed what’s holding young people back from taking part in elections and other democratic processes. Participants divided themselves into teams to develop real solutions to: 🔹 The lack of local youth communities. 🔹 The lack of motivation. 🔹 Inaccessibility of information. 🔹 Youth passivity and apathy. 🔹 The absence of unbiased information.
It’s official! After months of dedicated collaboration across Europe and the Mediterranean, our Manual for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on tackling hate speech is finally out! Developed through the No Hate Embassy project, this manual responds directly to the rising issue of hate speech, extremism, and polarization. It’s designed as a comprehensive toolkit for civil society actors who want to actively foster tolerance and inclusive dialogue. Inside, you’ll find:🔸 A clear comparative analysis of hate speech in Egypt, France, Italy, Morocco, Romania, and Tunisia.🔸 Practical tools and non-formal education methods for youth workers and educators.🔸 Examples of initiatives that successfully promote inclusion and tolerance.🔸 Actionable recommendations for key stakeholders to implement effective, lasting change. Check it out by clicking here.
Back with more updates from Coconut Luxembourg! We just took part in hosting an online event for the Stop Bullying Project, bringing together participants from Greece, France, Luxembourg, and Germany. With our partners @microkosmosorg, @myartistgr, and @associationresopa we dived into some big questions: Here’s what went down:✅ We introduced the project’s objectives and vision.✅ Shared insights and practical solutions.✅ Engaged in thoughtful discussions on combating bullying. Want to learn more? Check out 🔗 stopbullyingproject.eu
In collaboration with the Institute of Social Work in Clermont-Ferrand, we took part in presenting the Erasmus+ project Stop Bullying ✋🚫 to participants from Romania, France, Spain, and Latvia. The project aims to engage youth workers through non-formal education to empower them in their educational initiatives with young people. It focuses on understanding how bullying manifests, developing effective strategies to prevent it, and fostering a culture of tolerance. The presentation sparked interest and curiosity in the initiative, inspiring attendees to take action in combating bullying and amplifying the project’s mission. We’ll be publishing more updates soon, so stay tuned for that! Make sure you check out the project’s official website to learn more about this intiative.
Wrapping up an impactful week in Sharm El Sheikh with big smiles all around! It’s been an intense six days where we tackled the pressing issue of hate speech through immersive non-formal education tools and methods. Despite being in a stunning resort with warm beaches and tempting holiday activities, our focus remained steadfast: training participants to become advocates for tolerance and diversity, true no hate ambassadors! In the final days of the program, participants delved into a case study on a hate crime that shattered lives, exploring its motives and origins to build resilience. They also took part in our TikTok Lab, using digital advocacy skills to counter hateful narratives and promote inclusion. In the words of Bassant, representing Egypt: “As someone in the same field who also organizes projects, I know that putting together something of this quality is not easy. Having sent participants to similar projects in Morocco, I often hear them say it was their best experience. In this project, I got to experience it firsthand.” More trainings and exciting surprises are on the way under the banner of #NoHateEmbassy!
Merhaba, Egypt! On the 23rd of Nov we flew to beautiful Sharm El Sheikh for an impactful training course addressing one of today’s most pressing issues. Critically Yours is the first training course of our capacity-building project, NHE (#nohateembassy), which started several months ago. This initiative brings together experienced youth workers from across the Euro-Mediterranean region, empowering them to become No Hate Ambassadors in their communities. Through this training, participants will foster critical thinking, inspire their audiences, and gain practical tools for digital prevention and counter-narration strategies. The opening days have been all about settling into the rhythm of the program: laying the foundation, building connections, and diving into key concepts. We’ve explored how to identify online hate speech and discussed the vital roles various stakeholders play in addressing this pressing challenge. The following days, our participants have been busy:👉 Analyzing the causes and consequences of hate speech👉Exploring the different hate narratives that exist and their origins👉Learning about the national realities of the participating countries👉Using roleplay to foster debate and spark discussions And that’s not all, our NHE TED Talks have been a highlight, where our participants took center stage to share personal accounts and experiences of how they dealt
Exciting stuff in the making! We are thrilled to announce the beginning of our latest long-term Capacity Building project! Drawing from our substantial experience in youth projects fostering peacebuilding and fighting hatespeech, we proudly present: The No-Hate Embassy (NHE)! Over the course of one year, we will be joining forces with our partners: Mihi Egypt, Geyc, Masterpeace Morocco and Euromed Eve Tunisia, to address comprehensively the issue of hatespeech from its very roots. To this end, we will strive to achieve the following objectives: 👉Assess hate speech narratives and realities online across involved countries.👉 Enhаnce the critical thinking of youth to detect аnd counter online hate propaganda.👉 Support CSOs and grassroots movements in fostering intercultural dialogue by creating resources for youth organizations.👉 Deconstruct hаte speech nаrrаtives through а fellowship for youth workers leаding а Euro-Mediterrаneаn cаmpаign. We’ve just wrapped up our kick-off meeting, where we delved into our action plan and laid the ground of the work packages that compose the project. But this is only the beginning!
Our last project of 2023 & last and days in Luxembourg are done! In the last days of the project we covered so much! They were filled with energizers filled with positive energy, a free day to unwind the from activities in the city of Luxembourg, our participatins explored everything they could find from visiting the European Parliament to the festive vibes of Christmas markets across town, During the last days of the project, and with the expert guidance of our facilitator, all took part in learning how to create online campaigns, using the GAMMMA+ method while focusing on advocacy for the European Youth Goals. All groups learned how to work in new teams, how to create various types of campaigns, how to plan, schedule, delegate and create, dipping their feet in the whole process from brainstorming till presentations in front of potential investors and stakeholders! They did a great job and we hope have learned enough along the way to bring the importance of youth advocacy into their communities, work and future engagements! Our last activity covered information about and around the Youth Pass, all making a list of recommendations for various types of stakeholders to promote youth engagement
In the misty hills of Weicherdange, Luxembourg, 40 young changemakers from Luxembourg, Poland, Bulgaria, Spain, Slovakia, Hungary, Turkey, and Romania have come together for a week-long deep dive into youth advocacy, participation, and digital engagement. Youth advocacy is a driving force in Europe, amplifying young voices in climate action, social justice, policy-making, and beyond. Through “Time to Advocate,” we aim to equip young people with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to influence decision-making at both national and EU levels. Throughout the week, participants are developing their digital skills, engaging with experts, and exploring the link between volunteering, activism, and democratic participation. What have we been working on?