The objectives of the project were: To promote the Sustainable Development Goals through methodological and training tools that increase the skills of youth educators. To strengthen partner organisations in their potential to protect the environment, promoting the EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES. To foster the VISIBILITY and POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT of activities by educators and young people with fewer opportunities by promoting an active and empowered vision of youth as agents of change.
The SEEKING ECO GIANTS was inspired by the local program Seeking Giants of Joveoslides (Spain), which aims at engaging young people in discussing current issues, offer solutions and formulate policy proposals that are then communicated to local decision-makers and stakeholders. The project took this example of active youth participation and advocacy and transformed it through the glance of sustainable development and protecting the environment. In addition, it wanted to update the methodology of the program, leveraging new concepts like design thinking and rapid prototyping. This experience was brought in by Italian partner Formicubalum. Two more partners with similar interests and needs were added from different parts of Europe: in Turkey and Latvia. Thus, the project answered the need to revitalize initiatives for supporting youth advocacy, while at the same time engaging young people on the crucially important topic for protecting the environment and fighting climate change. From that thematic perspective, the project also sought to contribute to the implementation of the European Green Deal and meeting of relevant targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.