BACKSLASH works with young people and the people and institutions around them to remove barriers, create better ways to learn and participate, connect local realities with wider opportunities, and turn evidence into better practice.
Figures from the BACKSLASH Annual Activities Report 2025.
Our work is organised around four connected strategic areas: widening access, improving how learning and participation happen, building collaboration across territories and sectors, and using evidence to understand what works and improve what comes next.
Removing barriers so every young person can take part
Explore this areaMethodologies built by young people, for young people.
Explore this areaConnecting people, organisations and opportunities
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EcoMINEd
EcoMINEd uses Minecraft as a structured, game-based learning environment to engage young people in sustainable development and active citizenship. Coordinated by the City of Espoo, the partnership co-creates…
2026–2028 · STEM, digital learning and technological innovation
View the project EcoMINEd: Building a sustainable green Europe through Minecraft
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DCC
DigiCampus Connect helps universities move from one-off wellbeing actions to an institutional model of student belonging that is measurable, inclusive and replicable, covering both digital and on-campus life.…
2026–2028 · Digital transformation and human use of technology
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DISCERN-AI
DISCERN-AI strengthens AI literacy and resilience to disinformation in youth work. Partners from Romania, Hungary, Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands map the competence gaps of youth workers, develop…
2026–2029 · Critical thinking and media literacy
View the project AI Literacy for Disinformation-Resilient Youth Work
The methodology of the ConnectED project, presented as an online document. It supports youth workers in helping young people take control of their learning and look…
From the project ConnectED
View resourceThe desk research report of the ConnectED project. It gathers existing knowledge that informs the project's work on youth well-being, learning and relationships, and its aim…
From the project ConnectED
View resourceA document setting out the theoretical foundations of the Before They Hate methodology. It explains the concepts behind its work on hate speech, discrimination and misogyny,…
From the project B4H8
View resourceWe work with organisations, educational institutions and public authorities that want to create stronger opportunities for young people. We can coordinate or join projects, design and write proposals, run training for professionals, facilitate youth participation processes, develop and test methodologies, and evaluate what actually changed. If any of this could support your work and you think there is a good fit, let’s talk!
