EYFET (Empowering Youth for Ecological Transition) is an environmental project coordinated by Concello de Porrino (Spain) in partnership with IES Ribeira do Louro (Spain), Associacao Portuguesa de Educacao Medioambiental - ASPEA (Portugal) Universidade de Cabo Verde and Associacao de Educacao de Jovens e Adultos de Nampula - ASEJANA.The aim of the project is to foster environmental education amongst youngsters and youth workers, improving their knowledge and capacities against the challenges posed by the current climate emergency. EYFET divides in two phases:1- "The environment around you". This first part of the project will be focused on youth workers, with the objective of providing them with tools to analyse and assess the environmental state-of the art, and the actions/good practices that can be implemented at local and regional level in different sectors identified as key: institutions, local businesses, industry and community. The acquisition of this scientific-based knowledge would empower youth workers to elaborate effective and fact-based awareness actions in the environmental field, involving key stakeholders from the local and regional community.2- "You & the environment". This second part of the project will be focused on youth, with the objective of providing them with the knowledge and tools to analyse environmental related facts and be able to discern through fake news and greenwashing practices. From this point, youngsters will get involved in direct action through awareness activities designed and carried out by themselves, being able this way, to act as agents of change. Throughout the project several intellectual outputs are to be produced, highlighting, 4 state-of-the-art reports, a guide of environmental good practices, workshops and training sessions, 4 awareness campaigns, OER's related to the content of the project and media material. The learning outcomes will be available through our website under creative commons license for free use.The main goals to be achieved can be divided in 4 points: - Implement a methodology to analyse the environmental state-of-art at regional level and develop a meaningful mapping.- Create a good practices manual for individuals, public institutions and private industries and companies- Elaborate a comparative analysis in order to identify good practices and implement a transfer of knowledge in those areas of expertise amongst the partners.- Raise awareness on about environmental challenges and engage the whole community into green steps to mitigate climate change.- Empower local institutions and NGO’s to develop cooperation actionsWith EYFET we aim to provide a tool for change, a different approach to foster the environmental conscious and knowledge, for youth and society in general, in order to generate a real impact. EYFET is a project to break down myths, highlight the environmental challenges and search for common solutions and cooperation to tackle a global problem
The specific objectives are:-Analyse the environmental state-of-art at regional level and produce a report with outcomes. -Create a good practices handbooks for individuals, public institutions and other stakeholders.-Identify good practices and implement a transfer of knowledge among partners.-Raise awareness on environmental challenges and engage the whole community into green steps to mitigate climate change.-Empower local institutions and NGO’s to develop green projects and policie
The ECOYOUTH project aims at raising awareness and train in environment protection. Climate change affects all around the world, but particularly in developing countries, with scarce resources and big population. The adverse climatic conditions, with rains and droughts in unexpected times of the year, produces that the people living from their crops and self-consumption, are facing long periods of starvation. Environmental education is a crucial to palliate or at least mitigate this situation.
<< Background >> The ECOYOUTH project aims at raising awareness and train in environment protection. Climate change affects all around the world, but particularly in developing countries, with scarce resources and big population. The adverse climatic conditions, with rains and droughts in unexpected times of the year, produces that the people living from their crops and self-consumption, are facing long periods of starvation. Environmental education is a crucial to palliate or at least mitigate this situation. << Objectives >> The specific objectives are:-Analyse the environmental state-of-art at regional level and produce a report with outcomes. -Create a good practices handbooks for individuals, public institutions and other stakeholders.-Identify good practices and implement a transfer of knowledge among partners.-Raise awareness on environmental challenges and engage the whole community into green steps to mitigate climate change.-Empower local institutions and NGO’s to develop green projects and policie << Implementation >> The methodology was a mix of formal and non-formal learning activities. The work with youth workers was based on a scientific methodology, both in the mobilities and the capacity building activities, with an introduction to data analysis and environmental mapping, which will enable them to develop meaningful reports about environmental state-of-the-art. The work with youngsters was based in non-formal learning activities, focusing in learning by doing methods and direct observation and research. << Results >> The results of the project can be summarized as follows:-Handbook on Environmental Good Practices in various languages (EN, PT, ES, GL, MK)-Report on the environmental state-of-the-art in each partner country. -Green Mentor Training-Green Awareness Campaigns-Environmental seminars -Word Café -Dissemination videos on environmental topics -Open Educational Resource -4 Newsletters -2 Youth worker mobilities to Portugal and Cape Verde.-2 Youth mobilities to Spain and Mozambique