SUMMARY OF PROJECT IDEA The project intends to increase the partner organisations' capacity to offer young adults a rich learning opportunity about all four dimensions of sustainability (ecological, social, economical and cultural), promote active citizenship as well as values like tolerance, inclusion and respect, in Permaculture projects. According to initial plan it consisted of two training and networking events for youth workers enabling the participants to: 1.) Carry out successful international volunteering activities for youth of high quality and in high priority areas (like refugee camps), including through the European Solidarity Corps; 2.) Create quality audio-visual dissemination material to promote their projects. ISSUES AND NEEDS The partners experience a strong interest from many young people towards the issues of sustainable lifestyles. The organisations are constantly being contacted by youngsters who are inspired by their work, and are looking for volunteering opportunities, plan to write their thesis on Permaculture or simply want to find out more about sustainability and how to help in critical situations like the integration of migrants and asylum seekers. Permaculture organizations have a lot to offer, but need guidance and support in terms of high quality management skills and creating strong dissemination outputs. The experienced trainers and partners know that volunteering projects can be a great learning opportunity for youth. The organizations would like to offer more young people the chance to volunteer in their projects, knowing that they are an asset benefiting the community by bringing diversity and enriching community life. Those partners working in refugee camps and including locally young refugees are willing to support them as they are not allowed to travel abroad, but bring international volunteering teams to their projects. Strong connections were built between colleagues from different countries participating in a “Teaching Permaculture for Refugees” project of the Green School Village (2019-2-BG01- KA105-062772). “Permaculture for Solidarity” aims to build on top of that experience, include more partners and support their next steps together through the ESC programme. The partners need capacity building, especially in the area of project management, necessary for carrying out volunteering projects that require a higher level of competences in this field than the most partners are already involved in. Also, the second activity is dedicated to teaching them audio-visual skills to document and advertise their work - for crowdfunding campaigns or mostly to professionally record and share their good practices with the broad public. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT The overall objective is to increase the quality and quantity of: 1.) International volunteering activities for youth with fewer opportunities; 2.) Audio-visual material for dissemination of the partner organisations work. This уья achieved through these aspects: - Capacity building for the partners in the areas of project management and dissemination activities; - Deepening the partner’s understanding of all practical aspects of volunteering, e.g. integration, intercultural issues, the learning experience offered, etc.; - Establishing partnerships for their future projects and exchange of good practices; - Creating volunteering project drafts and audio-visual materials.