Our project is aimed at creating in-depth awareness about the climate change and to gather 10 simple and practical solutions towards sustainable living. At the same time, we will develop a platform for eLearning where all the activities and results of the project will be uploaded and made available as OER. Our project has started from the following realities: -sustainable living is a "must" for people of all ages, that is why we decided to involve all levels of education: preschool, primary, secondary, high-school, university and adults - “action IS awareness, but awareness IS NOT action”, that’s why we will further gather and put into practice 10 simple ways to ACT for the environment To this end, the RJ4All International Institute brought together a strategic partnership of 4 schools from 4 Erasmus+ countries (one vocational art school with students aged between 6-18 from Romania, one high-school from Turkey, one school from Portugal with students aged 6-18, a VET school from France) and an IT expert NGO (Inercia Digital, ES) to deliver multiple Erasmus+ Horizontal and sectorial priorities. The project will also be formally supported by Eruditus international language school for adults who is based in Switzerland and will act as an associated partner funded by the Swiss agency. The project is intended to be carried out for 2 years, from September 2020 till August 2022. During the first project year, we will develop activities, such as: -creating the educational E-platform which will consist in an ICT system exploiting the emerging “network effect”, joining online social media and the creation of shared knowledge and data from real environment, with integrated app for the research and management of information and a tool to interconnect, exchange information and experiences and express users views and ideas about the project topic -“100 seconds till midnight”, aimed at raising awareness by research on environmental situation; its findings will be used to create the „GLocal” digital booklet -„10 GLocal” digital leaflet gathering 10 most useful and practical solutions to help the environment -short video clips to promote the ‘GLocal’ findings and solutions internationally. During the second project year, we will: -prepare and organise fashion shows and Flea markets in order to raise awareness on negative effects of fashion industry on the environment and the alternative of reducing overconsumption by giving old clothes a new „face” -create the ‘GLocal’ calendar -join or write an online petition which campaigns for environmental protection. The major project results will be: -the „GLocal” digital booklet and leaflet, by means of which we will promote the research findings based on scientific information from reliable sources on climate change and 10 most useful and practical solutions to help the environment, respectively - short video ads meant to raise participants’ awareness on actual environmental situation -the ‘GLocal’ calendar presenting 10 simple way of fighting against climate change and gathering different results of project activities (paintings/drawings/caricatures, photos of objects created from re-used materials etc.) -the ‘GLocal’ best practice brochure (examples of best practices for integrating environmental protection) -the educational E-platform There will organised 4 LTTs and a multiplier event. For a good project management and implementation there will be organized 2 TPMs, one at the beginning of each year of the project. Impact: -Participants of all ages are expected to become more aware of the actual environmental situation and especially of the direct influence of human actions on our environment along with understanding and adopting a sustainable living; to adopt a more sustainable living by using some of the ‘10 GLocal’ solutions offered during the second year of the project; - The participating institutions are expected to become an example of environmental-friendly organisation, not least by initiating future projects on sustainable living; -The local community of each partner institution is expected to help their members become aware of the present environmental situation and choose to change their lifestyle towards sustainable living; to become internationally known; to experience an increase of the number of contacts among European countries which might become future partners in future partnerships;. Monitoring and evaluation will be done at regular intervals with the help of questionnaires, interviews, and periodical reports.
The partnership’s goals was to deliver the KA201 objectives by making an impact on the development of a culture of fairness and respect for nature and the environment as well as on raising awareness of climate change through education towards sustainable living. The main focus of the project was schools and education within informal settings. To achieve this, a partnership complied by partnres from diverse Erasmus countries focused on young people, professionals as well as people from all age groups. Most of the partners were schools. The coordinator, although an institute, delivers education to young people through a regular youth club (informal educational settings). Inertia is the only partner with no direct access to young people for educational purposes. We are pleased to report that the target groups became more aware of the actual environmental situation and especially of the direct influence of human actions on our environment along with understanding and adopting a sustainable living. Glocal managed to enrich people’s awareness about a different lifestyle that moves towards sustainable living. The project achieved to disseminate not only challenges and risks faced during climate change but also to inspire the target groups adopt more active approaches. Moreover, the participating institutions adopted the role of an example of environmental-friendly organisations, not least by initiating future projects on sustainable living. Lastly, the project wanted to mame an impact on students’ behaviour and maturity when it comes to self. The project wanted to help them increase their self-confidence not only as a result of the project related situations, but also from real-life situations. As a result, the majority of young participants adopted a much more active role in relation with climate change and call for action activities becoming an inspiration for a broader target group.
Over the last years, extreme weather and severe climate conditions such as floods, heat waves, droughts, have become a common sight in Europe. These worldwide situations will affect human health, well-being and life on earth. In the near future, people will face more health issues, as well as new risks related to health. More than half a million is directly affected by hazardous climate situations. The partnership came together to address some of these challenges through KA201 of Erasmus raising awareness and increasing skills of professionals and young people regarding climate change while disseminating best practices for a sustainable living using restorative justice. The partnership considers sustainable living is a "must" for people of all ages, so we decided to involve all levels of education: primary, secondary, high-school, and adults, considering the role of schools to inform and educate, a role we intended to take full advantage of and, by doing so, to raise awareness about the critical situation in which our own planet is now. Forming competences in environmental-relevant areas should start at an early age, first in the family, then in school institutions, and continue throughout entire life. Each participant in the project took simple steps to help the environment (reducing plastic consumption, water waste, saving energy or using public transport are only a few examples). Restorative justice played an important role on the overall project’s approach by informing on how restorative justice practices can address environmental harm where traditional environmental laws lack. As it emphasizes on restoring damaged relationships, restorative justice’s aim focused on strengthening the community identity and empowering change from the bottom up. Through restorative justice, the target group is encouraged to become a crucial part in the resolution of the environmental breakdown. The project focused on the Environmental Crisis, Environmental Restorative Justice and its practices implemented in the educational sector with a focus on schools.