The aim of our project was to raise awareness among students about the impact that climate changes have in the present and in the long run and to engage students to take a stand against the slow destruction of the planet. Thus, we have established two specific objectives: O1: Raising awareness, by at least 10%, for at least 96 students from 4 different countries, of the need for their involvement in environmental protection actions, by April 2025; O2: The development of digital skills for at least 96 students, aged 14-18, from 4 different countries, until April 2025. These goals were correlated with the common need of our institutions to involve both students and teachers in international programs regarding the exchange of good practices on environmental issues; to raise awareness of the importance of environmental conservation and at the same time, to develop their digital skills in order to transfer environmental protection campaigns to the online environment. The implementation of this project was an absolute necessity because our schools, through their vital role in the community are a key factor in educating consumers and tomorrow's decision-makers and motivating them to get involved in actions that promote civic engagement.
As a result of the SWOT analyses, persistent common needs of our institutions were highlighted as follows: about 60% of the students and parents proved a lack of awareness of the important role they have in the protection and conservation of the environment; 65% of the respondents proved a lack of awareness about selective waste collection. This lack of awareness was reflected in the approximately 70 tons of waste/year in each institution, of which only 35% was collected selectively. Using the VENN chart, we found that at the level of our organizations, there was no holistic approach to the integration of the digital tools in awareness-raising actions, at the level of the students and other stakeholders in education, of their role as vectors of change in environmental protection and climate change. Moreover, the reports highlighted a low percentage (an average of 15%) of students involved in international programs to exchange of best practices on environmental issues. In this context, the Erasmus program appeared as an opportunity for our organizations and the main goal of our project was raising awareness among students about the impact of climate change and to empower them with skills that allow them to become true eco-warriors.