Mladi zEKO

In our needs analysis, the partners of the project have found that young people are relatively well aware of environmental issues at a declarative level, but there is a more problematic gap with t...

The project aimed to improve the social inclusion of young people and youth workers with fewer opportunities, especially immigrants, while facilitating an effective two-way process of integration into the majority environment. The project activities involved young people, youth workers, various stakeholders, and decision-makers. Creativity, non-formal learning, and youth work enhance young people's creative and innovative capacities in ways that are crucial for their activation. Our young people are the future creators and professionals who will contribute to Europe's rich natural and cultural heritage, while also acting as agents of social change. Regarding ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, we implemented an educational and creative process for youth workers and young people, resulting in three key project deliverables. This effort aimed to strengthen YOUTH LEARNING AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, FOCUSING ON SELF-INITIATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, and fostering creative learning and social entrepreneurship. In doing so, our goal was to address identified skills and knowledge gaps, promote creative learning, recognize the richness of diversity, facilitate networking with other cross-sectoral organizations and encourage self-initiative.

To achieve our goal, we carried out various artistic-creative activities. Among the key training activities of the project are two international LTT activities for youth workers. In addition, we also carried out a youth LTT activity, Inclusive Arts Erasmus Istria 2023. For these trainings we developed professional and didactic materials. In addition, we also carried out four international partner meetings, three final multiplier activities and a wide promotional and targeted dissemination campaign involving renowned artists, experts and stakeholders. Through artistic creation, young people and youth workers learnt about the importance of waste, its recycling and transformation into works of art, and developed a sense and concern for the environment. Through creativity, non-formal learning and youth work, we have increased young people's creative and innovative skills in many ways, thus activating them. We have produced three core project outputs that have had or will have a significant impact on changing the patterns. The Green Compass publication, the online classroom with the documentary zEKOteka and Green 3D Art. We have also produced a large number of promotional materials to spread awareness about the topic adddressed.

The project yielded three significant outcomes: the Green Compass publication, an online classroom featuring the educational documentary zEKOteka, and the Green 3D Art Showroom along with an accompanying 3D application. Additionally, we collaborated with differemt partners and stakholders to integrate green practices and methodologies into our youth programmess, enhancing international cooperation and leading to new projects and improvements in youth work. We're proud of increased participation in training activities, the development of innovative digital tools, expanded youth programmess and activities, and various partner achievements such as a new creative gallery and renovated youth spaces. Notably, we've increased involvement of disadvantaged youth, incorporated sustainability into operations of a newly opened Croatian home, and engaged stakeholders including the Permanent Representation of Slovenia to the EU and local media for extensive coverage. Our project's presentation at institutions like the Andragogical Centre of Slovenia further facilitated networking and dissemination of project updates.