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Atıktan Dönüşüme : Uygulamalı Sürdürülebilirlik Atölyesi

2024-3-TR01-KA153-YOU-0002792612024Mobility of youth workersongoing
Countries: TR|ES|FR|UA|MK|HU · Grant: €46,913
Awareness about the European UnionCreativity, arts and cultureEnvironment and climate change

Objectives

From Waste to Transformation: Applied Sustainability Workshop represents the concepts of Culture, Youth and Nature in a comprehensive manner. The main goal of our project is to promote a sustainable lifestyle to individuals. While promoting sustainability, we also aim to explore the creativity of individuals. Raising individuals' awareness on environmental issues is of vital importance in terms of coping with the climate crisis that the European continent is currently experiencing and the problems it causes. Experience- and practice-oriented learning offers individuals a more effective and different experience compared to theoretical learning, as it enables individuals to use knowledge actively and directly involves individuals in the process. In addition, it also contributes to the creativity of individuals. Workshops provide significant benefits for both the personal and professional development of individuals. It offers individuals the opportunity to experience it directly, thanks to the activities it includes. Apart from this, workshops provide the opportunity to interact with other individuals, thus contributing to the participants' acquisition of new skills and the development of their thinking styles and social aspects. Other important features of the workshops Encouraging creativity: Workshops provide an environment where individuals can use their creativity freely. Creativity plays an important role, especially in sustainability. Thanks to our workshop, it is expected that new ideas and different perspectives will emerge regarding the recycling of unused materials. Personal Development and Self-Awareness: Since workshops focus on the individual without certain rules, they enable the individual to know himself better and discover his potential. Workshops allow individuals to get to know themselves and discover their potential. Participants learn more about themselves and discover their strengths and weaknesses while gaining new skills. In our advanced sustainability (upcyling) workshop, creating new products from waste materials will contribute to the creativity of individuals. Contributing to personal development: Our workshops will help participating individuals question their own attitudes and habits about sustainability. This process will contribute to their personal development by raising awareness in individuals about adopting an environmentally friendly lifestyle. Development of social ties: Since our workshop will bring together young employees from different professional groups, it will increase the opportunities for individuals from different professional groups to work together and collaborate. It is thought that our workshop will contribute to these individuals coming together again in their own countries and acting together on sustainability. Thus, individuals who come together for a purpose can play an important role in creating sustainable communities through joint projects and group work. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: When workshops are carried out by different individuals coming together for a purpose, they encourage individuals to approach events from a critical perspective. In the context of our subject, this process is thought to improve individuals' skills in producing innovative solutions regarding sustainability. In addition, establishing transnational collaborations between partner organizations is important in coping with global challenges. It is thought that establishing transnational collaborations will enable sharing of good practices, enriching the experiences of participants and encouraging a broader and global approach in the search for sustainable solutions. As a result, with the workshops we will hold, we will make sustainability not just a concept, but a practical way of life. We will enable individuals to think creatively, critically, and consciously about sustainability, and encourage them to take concrete action in the world they live in.

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