<< Background >>In Europe, informal caregiving contributes to more than three quarters of all long-term care provided, around 80%, (Petrini et al., 2019) and according to Eurocarers (2017) statistics, informal carers number more than 100 million. The Covid-19 pandemic situation has shown how essential their contribution is for the sustainability and resilience of European long-term care systems and at the same time has exacerbated existing inequalities between women and men in almost all areas of life, rolling back on the hard-won achievements of past years (European Commission, 2021). Indeed, an open issue to be highlighted concerns the specific gender difference in caregiving. Worldwide there are many more women than men providing informal care. In OECD countries, including France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Slovenia, 61% of informal carers providing daily care are women. About two-thirds of these care for a parent or spouse, but caregiving patterns vary across age groups (OECD, 2019). A large body of evidence indicates that women suffer more than men from the negative consequences of providing care (Petrini et al., 2019). Informal caregiving is argued to have all the characteristics of a chronic stress experience; it creates physical and psychological strain over extended periods of time, is accompanied by high levels of unpredictability and uncontrollability, has the capacity to create secondary stress across multiple life domains such as work and family relationships, and often requires high levels of vigilance (Vitaliano et al., 2003).All these data highlight how necessary it is to prevent and work on the psycho-physical health of informal carers, not only through adequate and certified laws or regulations, but also through a multicentre action that supports them and enables them to acquire new skills and competences.<< Objectives >>Considering the data described in the previous section and the needs planned to address, the RESIL4CARE (RESILience FOR informal CAREgivers) project aims at improving the coping skills of informal carers and empowering them in their role through the use of social media platforms capable of creating specific online support groups. Throughout the project, social media platforms will facilitate the creation of new links and friendships, promote the sharing of experiences and knowledge, resulting in more resilient and responsible informal carers across Europe. In fact, Facebook, with 2 billion monthly active users, has the potential to partly address this societal priority and to deliver impactful and cost-effective online family carer support (O’Sullivan, 2021).Furthermore, in order to ensure the quality and sustainable management of these platforms, a training manual for a group of facilitators will be prepared, together with other innovative materials and tools for different groups of informal carers (young carers, elderly carers, working carers, male and female carers, carers of people with dementia and other chronic diseases, etc.). In conclusion, special attention will be given to tutorials to bridge the digital divide, especially for older carers and those reluctant to use social media platforms. All related ethical issues, GDPR and European and national regulations and guidelines that will allow for full respect for the privacy and preferences of end users will be respected.<< Implementation >>The RESIL4CARE partnership includes 6 participants from 5 European countries: France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Slovenia.Istituto per Servizi di Ricovero e Assistenza agli Anziani (ISRAA), Corporation for Succor and Care of Elderly and Disabled (FRODIZO), Institut Antona Trstenjaka (IAT) and Institut Valencià d'Atenció Social-Sanitari (IVASS) are care provider partners and have significant expertise and experience with the informal carers in their organizations. In Valencia (Spain), IVASS will strongly collaborate with FUNDACION DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA PARA LA PROMOCIÓN ESTRATEGICA EL DESARROLLO Y LA INNOVACIÓN URBANA (LAS NAVES), a very active organization who has a vast knowledge in social inclusion and participation, well-being and health of citizens. Interactive 4D (ID4) has been chosen due to its technological background and capacity in developing multimedia content.The activities planned include:A report that will deliver the determinants that partners will define as the most relevant for the promotion of positive attitudes and overall resilience of informal carers. A training course manual on how to set up and run social media support groups and online materials for informal carers that will be used on social media platforms.A ICT training toolkit that includes video tutorials and Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to facilitate the creation and usage of online support groups in the social media platforms.A document that contains the RESIL4CARE evaluation method and toolkit used for the ongoing assessment of the quality of the product and for evaluation of the competences acquired by core group facilitators and informal carers.Sustainability and promotion actions that include guidelines on describing the strategies and the procedures on how to utilize RESIL4CARE final outcomes and the consultation with local stakeholders related to carers.<< Results >>The final expected project results and outcomes are:To produce new data, to review and extend previous knowledge about the resilience of the topic of informal carers, with a particular focus on the use of social media platforms as a psychosocial support channel.To support, reach, connect, and empower the resilience of a few hundred informal carers thanks to online support groups set up by local core groups of facilitators.To overcome the digital gap and promote e-literacy among all ages of informal carers, enabling them to participate in online support groups and other social media platforms, with the help of video tutorials and MOOC.To improve the overall situation of informal carers in Europe thanks to the sustainability actions.Furthermore, the impact of the project on the informal carers is expected to produce: Creation of useful learning contents that will improve the quality and range of services and interventions provided;Increased skills, competences and knowledge that could potentially improve their quality of life by strengthening their social inclusion;Development of crucial networks with other informal carers (nationally and across Europe) to share knowledge and experiences;Creation of opportunities for EU collaborations and for the co-creation, adjustment and accessibility of innovative material inspired by the experiences;Innovative methods for the implementation of RESIL4CARE best practices in other countries and organizations (other than those that were initially conceived and implemented) via shared knowledge and expertise between all partners and stakeholders involved;