The objectives of the project were divided in 4 key aspects, stated in the application: SO1: Raise awareness among teachers and other educators in both countries through training programmes about environmental-related challenges and the benefits of engaging young people through climate action, as well as provide them with appropriate tools for enhancing youth involvement in contributing to the creation of local strategies for addressing climate change. SO2: Raising awareness and enhancing the green skills of youth (14-17 years old) concerning climate action by creating, providing and implementing new innovative educational methodologies focused on the transition to sustainable and resilient socio-environmental ecosystems. SO3: Increase the number of educational programs, including active citizenship, youth and social entrepreneurship, and climate action in the curricula. SO4: Promote the interregional and transnational exchange of knowledge, skills, and values between teachers and youth from Germany and the Netherlands related to citizen engagement, climate action, and European sustainability policies.
The partners applied with the primary aim to strengthen the capacity of youth in Germany and the Netherlands to explore, understand, and develop innovative solutions to address the effects of climate change through climate education, citizen engagement, and social innovation. The needs we have addressed through this project were the following: - Participating organisations: The project helped both consortium organizations, 2811 and STT, to improve the quality and impact of their work through climate action, scale up their educational practices, and promote strategic alliances. - Youth workers and teachers: With comprehensive research emphasizing that most formal and informal educational practitioners are interested in incorporating climate-related topics into their daily activities, but often lack adequate resources, our project sought to create, adapt, and train the latter in innovative didactic and methodological contents. - Youth/secondary education students: With young people, in their age group as secondary education students, often lacking a graspable approach to complex social and environmental topics, the project sought to engage them in dynamic ideation projects focused on solving local environmental challenges.