Training Course: Raising Environmental Awareness
21-25 November 2022 | Volos, Greece
Raising Environmental Awareness is critical to maintaining sustainable living at the forefront of people’s mind, but it is also a chance to educate people and spread the word to help safeguard nature.
Aim & Objectives
The aim is to raise awareness among young people and youth organizations on ecological issues concerning environmental protection and sustainability.
The objectives of the activity are participants to:
- Explore Erasmus+/Youth Programme with focus on the priority of environment and fight against climate change. Information about European Solidarity Corps will be also shared.
- Network, find new partners and build together projects aiming the protection of the environment and fight against climate change.
- Reflect and create or strengthen your organisation’s Green Strategy.
- Exchange good practices and tools.
- Get inspired by a study visit and the local community of Volos.
Through this activity, participants will have the opportunity to send their own message about the protection of the environment and the fight against climate change in the context of the European Year of Youth.
Target Group
This activity is recommended for youth workers, youth leaders, project managers, representatives of newcomers/experienced organizations, stakeholders, young people.
The participants should be over 18 years old and able to communicate in English.
Expected Outcomes
After the activity, participants will:
- Be more aware on ecological issues in Europe.
- Find new partners and people interested in the topic.
- Have their own Green Strategy.
About Study Visit
We will visit Cob – Building with Earth (https://www.cob.gr/en/), an organization that deals with natural building and bioclimatic architecture, two practices that result in saving natural resources and energy, the first one at the construction stage of a house while the second one at maintaining stable conditions into it. Both of these practices result in huge enviromental but also economic benefits.
We will explore their farm in Nessonas and discuss about matters concerning energy, food, cultivation and generally with anything that can make our footprint more light and fair for planet earth.
Place and Dates
The activity will take place in Volos 21-25/11/2022. The days’ outlines are:
21/11/2022 Travel Day
22/11/2022 Exploring the Programmes and Green Strategy
23/11/2022 Study Visit and Good practices exchange
24/11/2022 Planning ahead
25/11/2022 Travel Day
More information at: SALTO