Played over 50,000 times, with an average of 70% correctly answered questions, the NAVIGATOR online game proved the youth’s considerable knowledge in human rights matters - crucial for a generation that will be shaping our future. The game was developed for testing - and improving – citizens’ knowledge on human rights over a period of two weeks, starting on 10 December, the International Human Rights Day.

As many as 300 questions spanned nine themes: health, environment, children’s rights, European Convention on Human Rights, discrimination, human trafficking, consumer rights, asylum and migration, and data protection. The goal was to raise awareness of the importance of human rights, especially in times of increasing conflicts and authoritarian tendencies all around the globe, and to educate young people, in particular, that respect for human rights - in their full breadth – is a condition for a peaceful and progressive society.

The EU through its Europe House network created NAVIGATOR in partnership with the UN Office, the Ministry of Education and Science, EU Member States’ embassies and young Macedonian activists. The Macedonian Young Lawyers’ Association provided the questions, while the gaming community Galactic Omnivores designed the game.

The winners, who were from all parts of the country, were determined by lot on 25 December. There were about a dozen prizes, which included a voucher for technical equipment as first prize and backpacks with gifts provided by the EU Member States’ embassies. The recipient of the main award was a high school student from Skopje.