Ecoality:

Youth and Local Authorities together for Climate and Gender Justice!

Youth and Local Authorities together for Climate and Gender Justice!
Coordinator: Tuscany Region, Italy

The aim of the project is to
– increase young people’s participation in local initiatives that seek to address the challenges posed by the climate and ecological crises, in collaboration with local authorities and local civil society organisations and groups.
– help young people to strengthen their individual sense of responsibility and to promote collective – social responsibility, particularly in relation to the issues of climate justice and gender justice

Expected results:

Tasks

  1. Through their participation in the program, the young people gained an understanding of the global and local interconnections of the climate and ecological crises;
  2. their critical thinking and understanding of the subject develop;
  3. in partnership with the local council and local organisations, they organise activities to raise awareness of the climate and ecological crisis, to help combat it, and to promote public awareness of these issues.

Planned activities:

  • Development of educational materials for teachers, trainers, and youth workers
  • Training for teachers, trainers, and youth workers
  • Implementing awareness-raising programs among young people in formal and non-formal education (reaching schools, volunteer organizations, and youth organizations)
  • International meetings of local authority representatives (3 events: in Hungary, Austria and Croatia), sharing best practice
  • Organizing Ecopolis Labs with the participation of students, young volunteers, and local government representatives (implementing local initiatives to raise awareness of and mitigate the ecological crisis)
  • Organizing community events
  • 2 international study trips for young people (2 young people per trip) – Madagascar, Mozambique
  • Local camps for young people (2nd and 3rd years)
  • Call for Proposals: Support for local initiatives by young people (with a focus on volunteers) addressing the climate and ecological crisis (4 initiatives – €5,000 – €5,000)
  • Awareness-raising communication campaigns involving young people

Brochure

Are you curious to know what this looks like in practice? 

Here you can find the brochure presenting the project's activities.

Methodological Handbook

Would you like to read about the non-formal educational methodologies used in the project?

We have created a handbook for teachers, youth workers, and coaches available from here..

The project is supported by the European Union’s DEAR (Development Education and Awareness Raising) program.

Do you have a question? Send an email to martoni.andras@anthropolis.hu címre!