Climate change, global warming, environmental pollution and issues related to sustainability are the biggest challenges of the 21th century. More than ever, we need to concentrate on the issue of environmental awareness and we should use all resources in our hands. The Play for Sustainable Environment project aims to develop innovative youth work methods to raise awareness on the importance of environmental sustainability through sport-based non-formal education. Our initiative targets youth leaders, youth workers, NGO staff , educators and young people in order to develop their understanding, skills and competences to link sport-based education to environmental sustainability. The innovative approach of the project allows youth organizations from Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin-America to exchange good practices, knowledge and methodology in the field of sport-based non-formal education, thus also strengthening capacities for increased levels of global action. Innovative practices to promote environmental awareness through outdoor activities and education through sport based games will be developed, tested and disseminated through the 18 months duration of the project. Main objectives:• Create a transnational platform for sharing, exchanging and transferring knowledge, information and good practices in relation to sport-based non-formal education and youth-led environmental sustainability; • Develop and test innovative sport-based, non-formal educational methods to raise awareness on environmental challenges;• Up-skill youth leaders, educators, youth workers, NGO staff to increase knowledge, skills and competences in order to promote environmental awareness through outdoor activities; • Provide non-formal learning and mobility opportunities for European, African, Latin-American and Asian young people (including those with fewer opportunities) to develop their skills and competences in relation to environmental sustainability; • Build capacity of participating youth organizations and promote their internationalization strategies. The objectives of the project will be reached by implementing the following interrelated and interconnected activities: Kick-Off Meeting, Transnational Mapping Activity, Training Course, Job Shadowing, Youth Exchange, Local Dissemination and Closing Seminar. From these activities tangible outcomes will be generated such as: educational manual, good practice database, video-interviews and articles. These outcomes, together with the website and social media channel, will be useful for dissemination activities and for enhancing the sustainability of the project and to reaching out to potential target groups.
The project aimed to create a partnership between youth organizations from different continents in order to exchange knowledge and practices related to sport-based non-formal education, with a specific focus on environmental awareness. Its goal was to target disadvantaged young people, youth leaders, trainers, and NGO staff, and to enhance their skills in using sport and outdoor activities as a means to raise awareness about environmental sustainability.
P4SE Project aimed to address the urgent need to empower and up-skill young people worldwide to take action in the field of environmental issues. The project sought to recognize the educational potential of physical activity-based outdoor activities and sports as cost-effective and impactful, non-formal educational tools. The project aimed to demonstrate the close synergies between environmental awareness and outdoor sport-based education and introduce innovative methods to youth work.
<< Background >> P4SE Project aimed to address the urgent need to empower and up-skill young people worldwide to take action in the field of environmental issues. The project sought to recognize the educational potential of physical activity-based outdoor activities and sports as cost-effective and impactful, non-formal educational tools. The project aimed to demonstrate the close synergies between environmental awareness and outdoor sport-based education and introduce innovative methods to youth work. << Objectives >> The project aimed to create a partnership between youth organizations from different continents in order to exchange knowledge and practices related to sport-based non-formal education, with a specific focus on environmental awareness. Its goal was to target disadvantaged young people, youth leaders, trainers, and NGO staff, and to enhance their skills in using sport and outdoor activities as a means to raise awareness about environmental sustainability. << Implementation >> The project involved several activities on 4 continents in the goal of upscaling and capacity building of youth in using sports as a tool for education to increase awareness of sustainable environment issues. The project involved mobilities of youth, job shadowing activities, local initiatives, online and offline dissemination activities, and education activities that took place over 18 months period and to several target audiences including Youth workers, students, NGO staff, and policy makers. << Results >> The project delivered all of its activities: a kick-off meeting attended by 12 participants, a Training course for 30 youth workers, job shadowing for 12 NGO staff, a youth exchange that involved 36 participants, and a final conference of 100 attendees. The project also organized local activities that engaged over 300 participants in all the partner countries. Also, the project implemented dissemination activities established a website and a Facebook page, and developed an educational manual.