YOUTHSEED - PLANTING PROJECTS FOR A REGENERATIVE WORLD

Overview:

This training invites youth workers for 6 days on how to design and implement projects, focusing on the youth sector. 

Through the training, participants will:

• Develop the skills of creating and implementing holistic projects in the field of sustainability and regeneration
• Network and create new partnerships
• Receive education on Erasmus+ and other European opportunities
• Receive support in Project Idea and Group formation
• Develop project ideas
• Build Practical Project Writing Skills
• Engage with the local community with a regenerative focus
• Draft and present projects
• Receive and integrate feedback
• Exchange best practices between youth organisations and youth workers
• Increase Green Competence in Youth Organisations

This training will integrate the EU’s new Green Competences Framework for a focus on the creation of projects centered around the integration of sustainability practices and encouraging greater environmental awareness among young people. We aim to enhance the capacity of youth workers to integrate sustainability principles into their practice and ongoing work with youth in other fields and encourage environmental awareness among young people. This training brings together youth workers from various fields to facilitate the cross-pollination of experiences and learnings to provide a rich growth environment for all.

The overall aim is to strengthen youth organizations’ ability to integrate sustainability into their operations and empower youth workers to become active agents of change in their communities. The project will not only contribute to the professional development of youth workers but also catalyze the creation of innovative, green Erasmus+ projects that foster long-term environmental and social impact.

Target Group:

Our project will target and aim to provide upskilling and education to youth workers working in areas of the ecovillage movement, human rights, advocacy, and sustainability. We aim to reach a diverse range of organisations from different parts of Europe with varying levels of experience.

 The target group for this project will be actively engaged in youth work, working both in English and their local language. They will have the capacity to take on new learnings and share about their learnings, experience, and new connections to their broader network.

This application is open to participants from France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain.

We are looking to engage people who:

• are 18+
• actively engage in working with youth and creating projects for their learning and development.
• Already know about creating and managing projects, but want to learn more about project creation, or are complete beginner.
• Are interested to gain skills and knowledge in areas of the ecovillage movement, human rights, advocacy, and sustainability.
• Are actively engaged in youth work, working both in English and their local language or are confident in their level of English
• Have the capacity to take on new learnings and share about their learnings, experience, and new connections to their broader network.
• Are from France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain.

We aim to reach a diverse range of organisations from different parts of Europe with varying levels of experience, and strongly encourage people with fewer opportunities to apply.

Program and Objectives 

24th is Arrival day and 31st is Departure day

During the program we will explore:

• Building group culture
• Tour of vanure
• Background of Erasmus+ Frameworks
• Project Creation Ideas
• Group Formation
• Development of Projects
• Support of your project design
• Integration of Erasmus+ and Green Competences Framework into projects
• Engagement with the local communtity with regenerative focus
• Guidance on project management
• Drafting and presenting projects
• Receiving and integrating feedback

Methodology:

• Peer-to-Peer learning: This approach encourages participants to share experiences, knowledge, and best practices with one another, enhancing collective intelligence and fostering a sense of community.

• Facilitated sessions: Experienced trainers will guide sessions to help participants maximize their learning. The facilitators will provide additional knowledge where needed while also enabling participants to uncover their own insights.

• Interactive non-formal learning: Various participatory methods will be used to foster a relaxed and open atmosphere as well as interactive learning environment. 

• Public speaking and presentation: Participants will have the opportunity to share their project ideas in many settings and to a variety of different audiences such as group of peers, one-on-one pitch, for Erasmus+ audience. This will develop both oral and written presentation skills.

• Giving and receiving feedback:  Participants will have opportunities to critically review each other's ideas and hear perspectives on how to further develop their own ideas.
• The training will incorporate elements of partner finding, peer learning, and the exchange of best practices facilitated by experienced facilitators.

Please apply using this application form: https://forms.gle/q6bs9f97otB7Ct9DA