We wanted to impact youth positively and tangibly and impart them valuable skills through the trainings, besides create the handbook and the web platform to allow other young individuals to learn about green skills and green ways of living. As mentioned in our application, the following items were what we set out to achieve: (i) capacity-building of youth on green-life skills (ii) refining the attitude of youth towards climate change, through practical examples and long-term impact examples (iii) provide youth exciting ways to contribute tangibly to concerted climate action (iv) impart green-life skills to youth, especially in adherence to WHO’s definition of life skills 'abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life' to aid in green youth work (v) support creation of local summer camps by providing youth a handbook and an online platform allowing youth to network, organise and lead such camps to further involve others in the ‘green-marathon’
The aim of the project was to spur youth to become actors of social change through providing them with the skill-sets to navigate the new normal. This would permit them to see our common future in a new light. The project Joint Ventures: Jeunes et des Éspaces Vertes is one that has gained an added meaning over the project implementation period, with 2022 being declared as the European Year of Youth with the issue of Climate Change and Environment coming to the fore besides the ever important issue of young activists engaging in disruptive actions. Our goal was to allow the youth to think differently and appreciate the differences while simultaneously learn new items, especially those that would permit them to make meaningful changes to their lives, contribute to an evolving society and perhaps land a green-job. The latter is an important part of the project as today’s youth are increasingly inquiring about the state of the economy and climate and wish to tangibly contribute to a greener society of tomorrow.