We are launching our new international project – Safebook Horizons!

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Safebook Horizons expands youth safety culture from Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa. What began as a manual is now becoming a movement.

Led by KOM 018 (Serbia), in partnership with Beyond Borders Italy (Italy), Youth European Society – YES (Bulgaria), Social Development Hub – SDH (Cabo Verde), CUFA – Central Única das Favelas SA (South Africa) and SIWoC (Tanzania), the project will empower youth workers and young people in six countries across two continents through innovative non-formal tools focused on youth safety.

Key objectives:

  • Develop a new edition of the Safebook manual tailored to Sub-Saharan African youth work

  • Train youth workers in five core safety areas:
    • peer violence
    • cyberbullying
    • discrimination
    • psychoactive substance abuse
    • reproductive health

  • Use concept photography and graphic design as tools for safety education

  • Build a strong network of youth safety advocates across Europe and Africa

  • Raise awareness and inspire positive change in local communities

The project will run from November 2025 to April 2028 in Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Italy, Serbia, South Africa and Tanzania, and is co-funded by the European Union.

Safety is a right — and a culture we build together.

#SafebookHorizons #YouthSafety #YouthWork #NonFormalEducation #ErasmusPlus #KOM018 #BeyondBordersItaly #YESBulgaria #CUFASA #SDHCaboVerde #SIWoC #YouthEmpowerment #AfricaEurope #Safebook

Comparative Report on Online Hate in Five Countries (2024–2025) Now Available

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Youth European Society (YES) has published the Comparative Report on online hate and harmful discriminatory discourse for the period 2024–2025, developed under the international project LIFE – Living Safely in a Digital World.

The report consolidates national findings from Albania, Serbia, Italy, Bulgaria and Tunisia, providing a regional overview of rising toxicity in the digital environment. Key trends include an increase in racist, sexist, antisemitic and politically motivated content, strong growth of hate-driven narratives on TikTok and an overall normalization of hostile online behaviour.

The document brings together survey data, monitoring tables, thematic analyses, youth focus-group insights and representative case studies from media and political contexts. It also highlights significant mental-health impacts such as anxiety, fatigue, self-censorship and withdrawal from public engagement.

The Comparative Report stresses the need for stronger regulatory mechanisms, improved platform accountability and expanded digital literacy and youth-support initiatives across the region.

🔗 Read the Comparative Report here: Comparative-Report-October_EN

The 2025 National Report Shows a Sharp Increase in Racism, Antisemitism and Toxic TikTok Content

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The 2025 National Report Shows a Sharp Increase in Racism, Antisemitism and Toxic TikTok Content

Youth European Society (YES) has released the 2025 national report, outlining a significant escalation of online hate, including racism (70% of recorded cases), sexism, homophobia/transphobia and a notable rise in antisemitic incidents. The data confirm that TikTok has become a major driver of harmful content among young users.

According to the findings, 87% of young people encountered hate speech at least once during the year, and 18% reported self-censorship due to the toxic digital environment. Key cases include threats against the Sofia Synagogue, xenophobic political statements and discriminatory media commentary.

Institutional reactions are documented – from CPD sanctions to warnings issued by the Electronic Media Council – yet reporting mechanisms remain underused and overall enforcement continues to lag behind the scale of the problem.

🔗 Access the 2025 report: YES-Annual-report-2025_EN

The 2024 National Report Reveals a Growing Wave of Online Hate Affecting Young People

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Youth European Society (YES) has published the 2024 national report on online hate and harmful discriminatory discourse, produced within the LIFE – Living Safely in a Digital World project. The findings reveal a notable rise in hate content targeting Roma communities, LGBTI+ individuals, religious minorities and women.

Facebook, news portals and TV formats remain major sources of harmful narratives, which quickly spread across social media platforms. Young people (15–29) are the most exposed group, reporting anger, anxiety and emotional burden caused by daily contact with hate speech.

The report highlights key cases, including antisemitic and xenophobic incidents, as well as discriminatory commentary in mainstream media. Despite actions taken by the Commission for Protection against Discrimination and the media regulator, enforcement remains inconsistent.

🔗 Access the 2024 report: YES-Annual-report-2024_EN.pdf

New project has started – LIFE

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🔥NEW PROJECT🔥
LIFE – Living Safely in a Digital World is a 2-year capacity-building in the field of Youth Erasmus+ project between five partner organizations – @amad_center from Albania, Младежко европейско общество / Youth European Society – YES from Bulgaria, @beyondbordersitaly from Italia, @kom018.nis.serbia from Serbia and @asso.eve_euromed from Tunisia.
The aim of Living Safely in a Digital World (LIFE) project, proposed by this consortium is to increase the resilience of the young generation on facing the risks of the digitalization and its impact in their everyday life through empowering youth organizations to be involved in policy dialogue and use non-formal learning in their work with the young people.​
Project LIFE is implemented in the period: 01.11.2023 to 31.10.2025 in 5 countries: Serbia, Bulgaria, Italy, Tunisia and Albania. Project is supported by the European Union through the European Commission in the Erasmus+ capacity building in the field of youth program.
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Open Call for Logo Design

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Hate Fighters Network (HFN) is pleased to invite talented designers and creative professionals (18-30 years of age) to participate in logo design and visual identity competition for European Year of Skills.
This call aims to find a distinctive and captivating logo that will represent the European Year of Skills and its objectives.
Objective: The logo and visual identity will serve as a key visual element to promote and communicate the European Year of Skills 2023 throughout Europe. It should convey the essence of lifelong learning, skills development, the green and digital transitions, innovation, and competitiveness. The logo and visual identity should capture the spirit of empowerment, collaboration, and the pursuit of quality employment opportunities.
Submission Process:
Interested participants should send their design submissions via Google Form. – https://forms.gle/1xFZESheZLKA7KPx8
‼️‼️ The submission deadline is 05.07.2023. ‼️‼️
The winner will be notified via email and will receive recognition for their design, along with a prize of 200€.
“Youth Zone” is the project implemented by Hate Fighters Network through 3-year framework partnership agreements to support Civil Society Cooperation in the field of Youth, Erasmus + in the period 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2025.

New project has started – Colors of Humanity

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Youth European Society has started a new project “Colors of Humanity” in cooperation with Qendra AMAD / AMAD Center from Albania, Instituti Akademia Infinit Kosova from Kosovo and Vienna goes Europe from Austria. Project is co-financed by European union through Erasmus+ Programme.

The project “Colors of Humanity” aims to promote gender equality and counter discrimination through using nonformal education and youth work to create social mechanisms that involve boys and young men, parents, teachers and decision-makers.
Its objectives are:
➡ Empower youth NGOs and increase youth workers competencies through nonformal education in promoting EU values of non-discrimination, tolerance, inclusive societies;
➡ Support and raise the advocacy capacities of youth workers to affect their community;
➡ Increase the involvement of several stakeholders on gender antidiscrimination and awareness activities;
➡ Raising awareness and advocacy countering hate speech, combating discrimination, and breaking down traditional gender roles.
Project “Colors of Humanity” will be implemented in the period: 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2024 in 4 countries: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria and Kosovo.

Get Smact Project finished successfully

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After two years of the #GetSmact project, co-funded by Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, the time has come for the project consortium to summarize the work done, to analyze the outcomes, results and the impact that the project has had in European and national level.
Last transnational meeting of the project #GetSmact was held from 14-18 November in Tirana Albania.

We had a full review of the project, looked at the final products and discussed about follow up project ideas and future collaborations.

Participating organizations:
Youth European Society (Bulgaria), Together for life (Albania), United Societies of Balkans (Greece), Çohu (Kosovo) и D.G.T. (Romania)Stay tuned for future projects. 🙂

Final event under Project Get Smact – Tirana, Albania

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Youth European Society is looking for Bulgarian participants for Final Event in Albania under project Get Smact, co-financed by Erasmus+ Programme.

About the project:

Acting Youth, Get SMACT (GeS) aims to increase the competencies of youth workers in EU and WB on media literacy.

Our objective is to build the skills and the capacities of youth workers to assess and to have a critical understanding of the media, as well as to interact with the media.

Date and venue:
14.11 – 19.11.2022, Tirana, Albania

Participants should be over 18 years old.
There is no participation fee.
Travel and accomodation are covered by Erasmus+ Programme.

If you have any questions, please send email to office@yesbg.eu

Apply here: https://forms.gle/MUd7H5XsZ9ePAJfP8

Call for participants for Safebook project Training Course in Serbia

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Youth European Society is looking for 3 young people over 18 years of age to participate in a training course co-financed by the Erasmus+ program. The course will take place between September 19 and September 16, 2022 in Nis, Serbia.

You do NOT have to be a student to participate in the training course.
There is NO entry fee.

For more information: See here