1. SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
The problem of pollution, garbage waste and global warming are nowadays more and more real. Macedonia faces this situation, but also all of the countries, no matter on which side of the globe they are. The moments for desperate search for solution are coming closer and closer. A lot of countries are trying to make a change but it is still on us the real people, the youngsters that need to start the change. We would like to gather the youngsters from Portugal, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Turkey, Serbia and Macedonia to discuss and understand better he topic and campaign for a change and ecological reverse.
The main idea behind the Youth Exchange is the promotion of harmonious life with the environment among young people coming from countries from different parts of Europe. Young people, gathered in Krusevo, located at the edge of the Forest, will spend 7 days exploring and exchanging ideas about the topics of sustainable development and environmental protection at the local level, promoting common international youth initiatives protecting the environment.
2. OBJECTIVES
- To provide a platform for discussion on development and environmentally safe practices;
- Contribute to building youth awareness, understanding and commitment to sustainable practices;
- Promote active engagement in local communities in conservation of the environment and climate change initiatives;
- To provide time and space for participants to exchange their ideas on the environmental protection;
- To explore links between local environmental protection and their own cultures;
- To facilitate local campaigning aimed at life in harmony with the environment;
- To promote Youth in Action programme as a framework for local and international activities for environmental protection
3. TARGET GROUP
Young people from Portugal (H2O), the Netherlands (SKW), United Kingdom (Asha foundation), Turkey (Genidea), Serbia (X/O youth club) and Macedonia (Association PEL) on age 18 to 25 and exception can be made for 7 participants to be on age from 15 to 17 years old.
Each partner organization will send 5 participants + 1 youth leader.
This project was funded by European Commission's Youth in Action programme via Action 3.1.
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You can read more about the project on the Blog created concretely for this project where a mixed group of young people from all the participating countries were working hard to create it and keep the projects spirit alive. See more on: http://ecologicalreverse.wordpress.com/
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