The Google.org Impact Challenge on Safety is a €10m fund to support organisations across Europe that are working on challenges related to hate, extremism, and child safety, both online and offline. By funding new and existing community projects across Europe, we hope to support initiatives to counter hate and extremism, and help young people to become confident digital citizens.
Meet the grantees
We are delighted to announce the selected projects from the Google.org Impact Challenge on Safety. Each of these grantees receives funding between €50,000 and €1,000,000 and support from Google.
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Germany
Aktion Zivilcourage
Counter far-right extremism in Saxony
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Germany
HateAid
Providing support for victims of hate speech
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UK
Communities Inc. (CIC)
Addressing the bystander effect by empowering citizens to act against hate
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Belgium
Mobile School VZW
Tackling youth vulnerabilities by improving frontline youthwork
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Netherlands
Enliven Media
Fostering empathy and tolerance through virtual reality
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Italy
ACMOS & CIFA
Understanding and tackling online hate speech in Italy
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Croatia
Growing up on a safer Internet
Gamification to promote online safety among students & teachers
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Belgium
Stichting ERGO Network
Addressing anti-Roma hate across Europe
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France
Enquête
Promoting interfaith teaching in schools
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Italy
Fondazione Mondo Digitale
100 physical and virtual spaces against online bullying
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Bulgaria
Single Step Foundation
A communications campaign addressing LGBTQ-phobia in Bulgaria
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Ireland
BeLonG To Youth Services
A series of online and offline activities to address anti-LGBTQ hate in schools
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France
L’école des réseaux sociaux
Learn-by-doing platform aimed at school environments
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UK
Childnet
Customised internet services for children with special educational needs
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Netherlands
The Fare Network
A networked-approach to tackling far-right extremism in football
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Italy
Osservatorio Nazionale Adolescenza Onlus
Pioneering media campaign on online grooming
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Romania
Lindenfeld Association, Romania
Empowering children and professionals in orphanages
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Germany
Gefangene helfen Jugendlichen e.V.
Youth meets with prisoners to learn about criminalisation
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Italy
Mama Chat
Empowering vulnerable women through an anonymous chat service
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Poland
Fundacja Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej
Increasing children's online safety by increasing their social capabilities
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Poland
Polska Akcja Humanitarna
Promoting tolerance of diversity through creative content
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France
Bodyguard
AI application embedded into social platforms
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Spain
Vidas Cruzadas
Story based learning for kindergarden children
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Portugal
SPEAK
Fostering intercultural inclusion through language exchange
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Czech Republic
Jules a Jim, Czech Republic
E-learning platform for teachers to learn more about children's online safety
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Spain
Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción
Mapping and tackling hate speech in Spain
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France
ALMA
Educational programme addressing extremist propaganda
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UK
Campaign Academy
Empowering marginalised activists to campaign against social hate.
About the challenge
At Google, we’re proud of the opportunities our platforms open up, but we are also realistic about the challenges people face on our services and on the wider web. We take our responsibility seriously and invest in people, technology and tools to keep our users safe. Our work with experts on extremism, hate, and child safety has also taught us the importance of building resilience both online and offline. We want to support the work of experts and communities across Europe, including new educational approaches, community projects and innovative technologies, laying the foundations for a more inclusive and cohesive civil society response. By working together on these challenges, on and offline, we can strengthen our collective impact.
Meet the partners
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Institute for Strategic Dialogue
For over a decade the Institute for Strategic Dialogue has been building real-world solutions to counter extremism and polarization through research and policy briefings, technology and educational programs, and by building networks with communities, government and civil society.
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Ashoka
Ashoka is the largest network of social entrepreneurs worldwide, with more than 3,500 Ashoka Fellows in over 90 countries. Since 1980, Ashoka has provided financial support, professional pro-bono services and connections to a global network of peers, partners and funders dedicated to changing the world.
Meet the experts
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Anna Sienicka
Vice President, Techsoup Europe
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Thomas Krüger
President, German Federal Agency for Civic Education
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Ruth Ibegbuna
Roots Programme Founder, RECLAIM Founder
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Helle Thorning Schmidt
Prime Minister of Denmark 2011-2015
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Renske van der Veer
Director, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT)
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Sasha Havilcek
CEO, Institute for Strategic Dialogue
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Rainer Hoell
Head of Fellow Selection, Ashoka Europe
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Wadia ait Hamza
Head of the Global Shapers Community, World Economic Forum, Switzerland
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Jacquelline Fuller
VP and President, Google.org
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Cornelia Holsten
Chairwoman, Directors Conference of the State Media Authorities (DLM)
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Kübra Gümüsay
Journalist and Activist
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Frédéric Potier
Head of the Interministerial Department against hate speech
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Kristie Canegallo
Vice President of Trust & Safety, Google
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Florence Provendier
MP for Hauts-de-Seine
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Ahmed Larouz
Social innovator and entrepreneur, CEO Bridgizz and Author 180Amsterdammers
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Matt Brittin
President, EMEA Business and Operations, Google
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Laura Boldrini
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and human rights advocate
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María José Abad
Head of Content, Empantallados.com
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Evelyne Paradis
Executive Director, International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
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Andrea Gerosa
ThinkYoung Founder
Google’s commitment to safety
One of our core values at Google is to respect the user. This means we have to continuously advance our security and privacy tools to help keep you safe online. We’ve created new technology, hired experts and specialist teams, and ensured our policies are fit for the evolving challenges we face online. We now have over 10,000 people working to tackle abusive content across the company. We feel a responsibility to get this right, and to make our products safer for all users.
Learn more about what Google does to keep you safe online:
