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Environmental Mobility By Raising Awareness on Changing our Earth

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 618981-EPP-1-2020-1-EL-EPPKA2-CBY-ACPALA
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Capacity Building for youth in ACP countries, Latin America and Asia Funder Contribution: 147,956 EUR

Environmental Mobility By Raising Awareness on Changing our Earth

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The project aims to increase the capacity of 7 youth organizations to provide no-formal environmental education and empower young people to be environmentally active. Indeed, youngsters are the most exposed to climate changes, increasing pollution and certain health diseases (such as lung cancer, heart disease and acute respiratory infections, notes the World Health Organization) and youth organizations play an essential role in youth education and preparing them to become responsible citizens with global values. Also, the project supports the new EU youth strategy, prioritizing youth concern for environmental protection by increasing their involvement in sustainable programs, while, opens the door to organizations and young people to connect with European partner countries facing similar issues for fostering mobility, education and volunteering. The work plan includes two study visits which will let partners share their good practices and improve their methodology by learning from local organizations working in different areas of the world and dealing with various social and environmental issues, one training course to train youth workers, staff and members, and to text and select the best no- formal activities for making youth aware, and a youth exchange bringing together young people from different areas of the world to discuss the effect climate change has on the environment, their community, human rights, health and access to natural resources.The work plan will provide to partners and participants with a global vision of the topic, make them develop critical thinking and reflection on possible action and future projects to contribute to support eco-friendly solutions both at the local and international levels.The final output is and Handbook with good practices collected during the activities, and it will be adaptable for different context in the world thanks to the contribution of both European and no-European organizations. Expected results are:Increase sustainable and environmental education in the field of youth and no-formal education;Improve worldwide collaboration between youth organizations and the capacity to deal with global issues;Stimulate critical thinking and make young people aware of the effects of their action on the environment and the impacts of pollution on human rights and equality;Promote the opportunity of Erasmus plus and ESC programs to support the environmental sector;Increase youth responsibility towards the environment and the community, promote a sustainable and healthy lifestyle.

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