To meet these needs, the TEDDA project proposes the creation of tools to raise awareness and to improve the capacities of associations to sustainably engage in their ecological transition in their activities and in terms of resources, energy, waste, purchasing and sustainable mobility. These associations will become ambassadors for ecology to their beneficiaries, who are the final targets of this project. The operational objectives of the TEDDA project are the followings: - To raise awareness and to acculturate the staff of the targeted associations to environmental challenges and the ecological emergency; - To promote changes in sustainable and eco-responsible practices in associations (saving resources, reducing waste and energy consumption, opting for choices in purchases, food and sustainable mobility policies, etc.); - To improve the skills of participants in order for them to be able to mobilize their public and partners in awareness-raising actions and eco-citizen practices; - To raise visibility of European actions in favor of the ecological transition.
Associations can contribute to the requirement for social inclusion formulated in the Green Deal by supporting their audiences in strengthening their autonomy and cooperation which make possible to collectively face the consequences of climate change. To have effective action with the public, leaders and teams must be confident with the issues, the possibilities for action and the tools to implement to support their ecosystem. The project comes from a common observation by the partners of a growing demand for information and tools to foster an ecological transition. this demand is coming from the staff, beneficiaries, public and partners. A survey conducted by APES in 2018 revealed that 86% of associations want to take into account the environmental impacts of their activities, by improving their ecological practices (see the document here : http://apes-hdf.org/page-24-237-0.html#menu) - Nearly 50% believe that they lack knowledge on how to get things done. Around a third mention a lack of human and/or financial resources, skills and a lack of support to take action effectively .