The idea behind the project came from an analysis of the issues affecting young people in our present day society: youths’ difficulties in gaining employment and environmental problems. As a result, the main objective of Practical Innovative Nature Education (PINE) project is to develop high quality key skills and competences through supporting youths to reach their full potential using environmental education and outdoor activities through a mixed approach of learning styles. The project targets youth from 14 years old onwards and will tackle inclusive education and training, enhancing the access and participation of disadvantaged young people to develop life long skills which will contribute to their personal and professional development. The project is focused on both youth workers and youths through the implementation of activities. Main activities carried out throughout the 13 months project are: - Creation of intellectual outputs which aim to develop field teaching resources and a set of non-formal education activities included in Practical Innovative Nature Education Handbook which focuses on key skills and competences developed in youths through engagement in nature conservation while combating social anxiety in youths through environmental education; - The development and trialing of intellectual outputs will be supported by constant implementation of the field teaching resources and activities from PINE handbook in order to develop the capacity of partner organisations to deliver project work; - Organisation of multiplier events in all partner countries in order to disseminate intellectual outputs on the importance of environmental education in youths and how to increases future opportunities; - Continuous management meetings and reporting for planning, managing finances, coordination, and efficient communication between the partners in order to generate the best output, including transnational meetings in each partner country. The methodology used while carrying out the project is based on mutual support and collaboration of all partner organisations in order to provide the best results. The main focus will be to develop and trial quality intellectual outputs supported by regular management meetings, transnational project meetings and training activities to develop the capacity of partner organisations, youth workers, youths and other stakeholders involved. The results and impact expected to youth workers participating in the project are: - Development of field teaching resources in the form of handbooks for youth workers and educational institutions; - Development of resources will be focused on blending formal, non-formal and informal education for a lifelong learning experience for youth. This will be made combining different kind of techniques such as: role play, workshops, public speaking, simulations, discussion and debates, team building activities. - Professional development of youth workers while demonstrating the benefits of environmental education and how it benefits youths.; The results expected to individual youths in the project are related to developing a set of lifelong skills and competences such as: - Communication skills - Promoting values for inclusion and acceptance of diversity - Active Citizenship - Environmental awareness, appreciation and understanding - Entrepreneurship skills The development of skills and competences above mentioned will boost youths’ employability in the labour market. Moreover, throughout the project youth will develop a sense of environmental entrepreneurship, and they will be encouraged to take action and transform ideas into practice to achieve wider social benefits.

"The project is finalized to foster cooperation and exchanges in the field of youth between 5 Partners EU Countries :Eu Diaspora Council, Sweden,Soma Forengin Rf Finland,London Placement Academy UK, Cooperazione Sud per l'Europa Italy, Asociacion Cultural Integra,Spain and 2 Partner from region 11 ACP :Soma View Kenya, Kenya and Putland Network Forum Somalia on the prevention of violent radicalization, xenophobia and racism.The project contributes to promoting the development of social and civic and intercultural competences and critical thinking in young people and also to face radicalization, discrimination, racism and violence.Helps to fill these gaps through the dissemination of knowledge and the construction of these tools will take place through the collection of experiences, needs and proposals of young workers working in different countries (Finland, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Kenya and Somalia) and in various areas that concern the world of young people (schools, cultural associations, NGOs, youth centers, reception centers for young migrants, etc The project intends to create a tool ""Brochure Youth worker against radicalization"" for useful to youth work, develop and convey messages aimed at deconstructing extremist propaganda in frontline work with young people (new migrants, immigrants and young natives) and fostering integration through inter-religious dialogue and intercultural knowledge based on the knowledge of the other.The Brochure,OER, expects to achieve the following results:- implementation of an innovative methodology to improve educational and preventing activity for young people in a multicultural context- enhancement of the skill of youth workers in preventing radicalization and in promoting the integration and culture of interreligious and intercultural dialogue- enhancement of involvement and participation of young people in social activities within an international dimension- promotion of the dialogue among youngs in a peer to peer framework- reduction of the phenomenon of radicalization in Europe and in Kenya and Somalia.The project is aimed directly at youth workers realizes a functional educational and pedagogical tool for the promotion of European values: respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality,tolerance the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities . The project also forecasts the participation of 45 youth workers and 2 Faciliators in the transnational mobility activity."