Via Alpina Youth

Empowering young people and fostering their skills to shape their living space and lay the foundations for a society in which they want to live and in which climate protection in the Alps is a pri...

Empowering young people and fostering their skills to shape their living space and lay the foundations for a society in which they want to live and in which climate protection in the Alps is a priority. This cross-border project where young people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds will be involved, will foster inclusion and diversity through exchange practices between partners and through training activities in the fields of youth work, mountaineering and nature protection.

- 2 international meetings around the themes of inclusion and accessibility - 2 Hikes on the Via Alpina tailored for participants that would normally not access the outdoors - 1 youth workers training on inclusion and outdoors experiences in Swizerland - 3 Online workshops on the topic of inclusion and social justice - 16 youth led visits of "Alpine Utopias" - 2 3 days camp-and hike week-ends around the thematic of low-income accessibilty of the Via Alpina - 2 job shadowings

-A charta for accessibility and inclusion on the Via Alpina. -8 video portraits of enspiring young people that work to protect the alps (WP Visit Utopia). - A motivating social media campaign around the topics of the Alps, young people and inclusion. - 8 portraits done with other (digital) medias about places or projects that work for a better, more inclusive and ecologically sustainable world - 1 learn module about Environmental protection and the Via Alpina