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ECO-GREEN

2019-1-UK01-KA105-0604492019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: UK|SI|EE|LT|TR|CZ · Grant: €35,130
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)Environment and climate changeHealth and wellbeing

Objectives

ECO-GREEN encouraged a sense of European citizenship through an active participation of young people and their involvement in issues of national and European level (environmental protection), were focused on cultural diversity (with a total of 6 partner countries), included young people with fewer opportunities from rural areas, promoted mutual understanding and last but not least, were the basis, hopefully, for future projects on these theme conceived by Nordic Spirit. Through the spirit of active European citizenship, " ECO-GREEN " aimed to underline the importance of environmental awareness practices in rural areas by the young participants through creative campaigns conducted using methods of non-formal education and through concrete actions to reduce the negative impact caused of man on the natural environment. At the same time, developed a better communication and to create a durable link between the young participants of the project and local residents. The main activities of the program were: agreeing and taking as inspiration the spirit of European Citizenship (which include: putting into practice beneficial ideas to society, solidarity between people, care for the environment and stopping pollution) of a good environmental practice, development of concrete collective actions (ECO-GREEN) with positive impact on the natural environment, campaigns for awareness and promoting the best practices in an interactive way using the methods of non-formal education, including local authorities within the group discussions and activities for establishing in the end a medium-term strategy to promote good environmental practices in the area, including young people with fewer opportunities from rural areas of the region both in the organizing team and the dissemination target group.

Project partners (6)