BANGKOK, 14 JUNE 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme and the European Union congratulate the achievements of young creators, changemakers, and connectors from Sri Lanka and the Maldives who have successfully completed the “United Creatives” programme, implemented by social change agency Love Frankie.
Over the past 15 weeks, youth have been participating in digital peacebuilding masterclasses and applying their learnings to build online campaigns that tackle hate speech, misinformation, and discrimination. Of a total of 8 campaigns launched over the weekend, two teams were announced by a panel of judges as the winners of the title of ‘best in show’. Both teams chose to focus their campaigns on online misogyny, a topic many of the participants were particularly passionate about.