Back to search

Art for Change: Digital Creatives Tackling Climate Crisis

2025-3-DE04-KA152-YOU-0003690312025Mobility of young peopleongoing
Countries: DE|HR|RS|TR|IT|SK|EL · Grant: €47,418
Environment and climate changeDigital skills and competences

Objectives

Young people across Europe are deeply concerned about climate change but often lack the skills, tools and platforms to take meaningful action. According to the Eurobarometer on Youth and Climate (2024), more than 70% of young Europeans see climate change as the most urgent global challenge. Yet many of us spend several hours daily on digital platforms without knowing how to use these spaces for civic engagement. In our partner countries (Germany, Serbia, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Croatia and Slovakia), young people face additional barriers such as youth unemployment, digital divides and limited opportunities for international cooperation. These challenges add to the sense of powerlessness when confronted with the scale of the climate crisis. At the same time, we know that digital creativity is one of the strongest assets of our generation. We create memes, share videos, post graphics and express ourselves through TikToks and social media every day. We want to carry out this project because climate change feels huge and overwhelming and sometimes it makes young people feel hopeless. But when we work together and use the creative tools that are already part of our lives, we can see that we do have a voice. We can create content that makes people stop, think and share. We want to bring together young people from different countries to explore climate change through creativity and digital media. Instead of just listening to experts, we want to become the creators of messages that can inspire others. The main goal of the project is: to empower young people to use digital art and creative media to raise awareness about climate change and promote sustainability across cultures. Specific Objectives: • Equip 35 participants with the tools and practical skills to create impactful digital art and media (memes, videos, graphics, campaigns) that promote climate action. • Raise awareness about the role of creativity and digital media in environmental activism. • Enable participants to co-create at least 15 digital campaign outputs, designed to raise awareness of climate change and the role of creativity in activism, and disseminate them online with a minimum reach of 3,000 young people across Europe. • Facilitate cross-cultural collaboration by bringing together youth from seven countries to exchange perspectives, experiences and ideas around climate change solutions. • Strengthen participants’ sense of agency and confidence, with at least 80% reporting improved competence in using creative tools for activism through post-project surveys and reflection. • Promote Erasmus+ as a platform for youth participation, creativity and sustainability by engaging at least 300 young people in local follow-up activities (school workshops, exhibitions, campaigns) and by sharing outputs globally to inspire further action.

Project partners (7)