Permaculture as a Path to Peace 2.0 is follow up project of the 3PEAS 1.0 which started exploring and promoting permaculture in peace building and in the same time building capacity of youth workers to use permaculture tools and methods in teaching and working. The second edition will last 22 months and will include 17 partners from Western Balkans (Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Erasmus+ program countries (Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia). Participating organizations are engaged in peace work, volunteering program, non-formal education and permaculture. This project will built upon the previous experiences, and deepen the understandings of social permaculture and its possibilities to contribute to social inclusion and peace work through non-formal education and youth work. This project will consist of three transnational meetings of project team, one international workshop on social permaculture, two international training courses and five local/regional workshops for youngsters. At least 45 youth workers will complete Permaculture Design Certificate Course and/or Permaculture Teachers Training. At least 100 youngsters will take part in introduction course and get introduced to permaculture worldview. During trainings will use carefully planned and adjusted methodologies of non-formal and experiential learning, in order to build up participants’ competences, confidence and motivation. Programs and approaches will be appropriate for Balkan context, but also wider European perspective. Partnership among organizations will be strengthened through and capacity of participants and partners will be enhanced. The project will also promote European cooperation through Erasmus+ or other programs, as well as European values and vision of peaceful, just and resilient future.
The project aimed to build capacities for use of permaculture ethics, principles, tools and strategies in organising non-formal education, programs, projects and community based initiatives. 3PEAS 2.0 aimed at increasing competencies, knowledge and networki among youth workers for organising permaculture education with youth, with the focus on social inclusion, peace and environmental justice. The project improved skills for Erasmus+ projects and international cooperation of WB partners.
3PEAS 2.0 was a 34-month long project with 17 partner organisations from all around Europe. The project is a follow up idea from the previous 3PEAS project and both aimed at developing competences and tools for using and teaching permaculture in for peace and social justice in youth work. Climate crisis, covid-19 and war in Ukraine stressed the need for empowering youth workers with holistic sets of skills for designing projects, activities and lifestyles, which permaculture education provides.
<< Background >> 3PEAS 2.0 was a 34-month long project with 17 partner organisations from all around Europe. The project is a follow up idea from the previous 3PEAS project and both aimed at developing competences and tools for using and teaching permaculture in for peace and social justice in youth work. Climate crisis, covid-19 and war in Ukraine stressed the need for empowering youth workers with holistic sets of skills for designing projects, activities and lifestyles, which permaculture education provides. << Objectives >> The project aimed to build capacities for use of permaculture ethics, principles, tools and strategies in organising non-formal education, programs, projects and community based initiatives. 3PEAS 2.0 aimed at increasing competencies, knowledge and networki among youth workers for organising permaculture education with youth, with the focus on social inclusion, peace and environmental justice. The project improved skills for Erasmus+ projects and international cooperation of WB partners. << Implementation >> The project included international and local workshops about introduction and social permaculture, international trainings for Permaculture Design Certification and Training Permaculture Teachers. All activities were implemented through non-formal methodologies and by experienced trainers with permaculture certificates/diplomas. The implementation was challenged by the covid-19 pandemic, thus initial activities were organised online. << Results >> 132 youth workers and youth took part in activities and learnt about different aspects of permaculture through non-formal education. Roots of Permaculture manual about social permaculture for youth workers was created and translated to Albanian, French, German, Serbian languages. A set of educational cards was designed based on permaculture ethics and principles. Three follow up project ideas were developed through an informal network of 3PEAS practitioners.