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Seeds of Tomorrow

2019-1-HU01-KA105-0608202019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: HU|ES|SI|SK · Grant: €10,758
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)Rural development and urbanisationEnvironment and climate change

Objectives

The Seeds of Tomorrow is a youth exchange taking place in Etyek, Hungary from July 20th to July 28th 2019. The exchange will host 24 young people from 4 countries: Slovenia, Spain, Slovakia and Hungary. This Youth Exchange aims to fulfil youngster interest in getting to know more about permaculture and sociocracy and learn how to work as a youth-led network together. Also to use the permaculture and sociocracy approaches in our own lives and in our family or friends group at home. We understand permaculture as an ethical and practical design process that through constant observation, analysis and evaluation is able to produce truly sustainable systems in social, environmental and economic sense. We plan to learn and share about this holistic worldview that sees people as one element in the biosphere of our planet and recognizes our responsibility to all living creatures. It gives us tools and opportunities to take responsibilities for our actions and take a role as caretakers of Mother Nature and our own humanity. Or as Graham Bell puts it “Permacultureis a direction, not destination” Our mobility project aims to develop important competencies such as changing participants’ behaviour in relation to nature, diversity, inclusion and community, improving intercultural cooperation and more conscious and critical thinking. More specifically, the activities that will be held during the exchange will make our participant groups more aware about how humans and nature is inseparable elements and we need to cooperate in the society and with the nature for a permanent life. Activities that take place in sub-groups are expecting to improve skills such as decision-making and democratic lifestyle, because every subgroup will need to cooperate in order to achieve their given tasks in harmony. Also, we raise awareness about rural lifestyle and inspiring youth with rural entrepreneurship opportunities by showing them examples, good examples inspired by permaculture. For this reason, we will develop different activities such as include presentations, workshops, artistic articulation, practical learning opportunities and study visits. Methods used are non-formal education methods that will include small and large group discussions, games, reflection groups, practical and interactive workshops. We will use sociocracy as a governing tool. The local community will be highly involved in the activities and will help us achieve another objective, which is showing that rural areas can offer great job opportunities and entrepreneurship. In fact, several examples located in surrounding Etyek will be visited, and share their experience with participants, supporting them understanding how a rural area can be a land of opportunities if its resources are used wisely and with respect and young people are actively involved in development ideas and implementations. For youngsters facing difficulties finding a job, learning about the effects on the local community can encourage them in becoming an entrepreneur of such business as well. This youth exchange will generate benefits also for the local community involved, as they will have a broader awareness of the good examples of sustainability and youth activism.

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