Horizontal: Environment and fight against climate change. We have developed an educational tool to raise awareness about the SDGs, including environmental and climate change challenges using non-formal educational practices. The project can be considered as a testing of innovative practices to prepare learners and youth workers to become true agents of change, and an educational activity that enables behavioural changes, develops sustainability competencies of educators and supports the planned approaches of the participating organisations regarding environmental (and social) sustainability. Youth: Increasing quality and recognition of youth work. We have developed a quality, innovative tool for youth workers and educators in non-formal learning based on the needs of our target groups, through a co-design process where we tested and collected feedback from both young people and youth workers. The tool is now available for free and shared widely with the target groups via the project website, conference, capacity-building training, and other dissemination activities. Youth: Promoting active citizenship, this educational tool is structured in a way that supports young people's sense of initiative and youth entrepreneurship.
With this project, the aim was to develop an innovative educational tool for youth workers and educators working with young people, which would raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals and inspire young people to take action to implement the goals in their local communities. The SDGs take a holistic approach to development and are therefore relevant to each of our organisations' goals, as they encompass environmental protection, biodiversity, human rights, peace and more. They are also great for illustrating the interconnectedness of these subjects, of global and local issues, and the role of different actors from countries around the world down to each individual. There can be no sustainable development without peace, and no peace without sustainable development. We wanted to develop a fun and innovative educational tool to raise awareness and educate young people about this - since all three organisations work with young people, and have recognized both a local and international need for promoting the SGDs and to help young people take action themselves. To address this, we came up with the idea for an educational tool that can be used in different versions; a hybrid outdoor version, and an indoor version.