About
Project Title: ECO-lution
Project Acronym: ECO
Project total Duration (Months): 24
Project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union
Needs discovered
The overall European context is gradually recovering in terms of youth engagement and participation of youngsters in social and community life according to latest official data but still a lot of youngsters (if not the most) in all the 4 involved countries are not active, especially the ones with a difficult background. Our project wants to enter into the grass-root dimension in which the 4 partners daily operate, highlighting the high schoolers and including social inequities still affecting vulnerable target groups.
Objectives of the project:
- To support the young people to nurture and take care of their environment
- To raise awareness in the climate change issues with young people
- To include and motivate young people with disabilities and with fewer opportunities to take part in the activities about the environment
- To contribute to social inclusion by working in mixed groups with young people with and without disabilities
- To give methods and resources to the youth workers and teachers to work with young people in supporting them in joining the fight against climate change
- To provide easier access to the young people to take active part in the change
- To make a long term impact and habits in the young people’s lives to better their environment
EXPECTED RESULTS AND LONGER TERM BENEFITS
- IO1 Research on youth workers' skills needs
- IO2 digital platform for young people
- Awareness raising activities in all countries on environmental issues
- Training event for youth workers who will later motivate and engage more young people with and without disabilities in climate change activities
- 4 multiplier events for disseminating project results and innovation
- Social disadvantage reduced.
- Engaged youth and motivated young people
- Sustainable platform that young people will use after the finishing of the project and will continue the contribution to the climate changes.