Nordic
Navigator
– A Digital Resource Roadmap –
Children in the Nordic region have an unequivocal right to be protected from abuse. Equally important is their right to be protected from becoming perpetrators of abuse themselves. The Nordic Navigator of Safety and Wellbeing in Gaming and Digital Spaces is designed to do both. It is built on the vision that much of the abusive behavior perpetrated online by youth can be countered using material that has already proven to be successful in terms of increasing emotional resilience and wellbeing, as well as improving social and communication skills.
This unique tool is born out of the Game Changer project, an international Erasmus+ collaboration between partners in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Built on an intersectional foundation, the Nordic Navigator can be used to locate resources from all over the Nordic region to combat specific online harms rooted for example in racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, classism and ableism using multiple different formats, including teaching materials, games, films, campaigns, handbooks, hotlines, take-down guides, websites, anti-radicalization efforts, podcasts, online communities and more. Whether the youth that needs support is being abused, subjecting others to abuse or both, the Nordic Navigator offers measures for prevention, intervention and support.