Digital Citizenship Education: Programming Toolkit

This toolkit has been designed as a resource for civil society organisations whose missions focus on education, youth engagement, digital citizenship, online safety and/or social cohesion.

Why it matters

This toolkit has been designed as a resource for Civil Society Organisations whose missions focus on education, youth engagement, digital citizenship, online safety and/or social cohesion. It aims to help practitioners develop and deliver effective Digital Citizenship Education programmes for youth audiences; in doing so, we have drawn on our own experiences in order to highlight the challenges and opportunities this space can present. The toolkit also outlines a robust process for monitoring and evaluation, which many organisations find challenging.

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Institute for Strategic Dialogue, May 2020

What we do

We partner with city officials to establish local risk assessments and design action plans and programmatic responses. From de-radicalisation programming to youth engagement strategies, we ensure that local responses address local needs.

Working from the ground up, we establish local coordination bodies that unite city halls, civil society educators, public health bodies, the private sector and faith leaders to identify and address community tensions. We base our success on harnessing existing and credible institutions, from social services to traditional civic infrastructure.

We galvanise mayors, city officials, local services, communities and youth, training them to play active roles in diagnosing and responding to local risk factors, creating an international repository of best practice approaches.

We help members access the latest research and best practice from across the network through our SCN Online Hub, which features stories, interviews, guides and training modules for teachers, city officials and civil society. Our SCN Hate and Extremism Mapper provides members with data, building digital observatories that correlate online risks with offline behaviour.

We act as a bridge, creating stronger working relationships between local and national governments. We also provide civil society with the knowledge, skills and resources to foster meaningful partnerships with officials in city halls.