Socially and Environmentally friendly economy

Can development be both environmentally and socially friendly?
How to deal with climate change and environmental degradation?
How could we provide a fair work environment to the young people?
Green jobs are decent jobs that contribute to preserve, sensitize or restore the environment. They help reduce consumption of energy and raw materials, limit greenhouse gas emissions, minimize waste and
pollution, protect and restore ecosystems and support adaptation to climate change. Green jobs can
help young people go out of poverty and promote social inclusion.
Koukouva cooperative promotes green and social economy as the key to a sustainable future.
A greener economy is inclusive and social sustainable by default ? No , for us is not.
For us social entrepreneurship is an important tool for creating fairer economies and sustainable communities. Social enterprises are companies that respond to social and environmental problems and or cultural issues. They create jobs and generate revenue like other companies, but instead of accumulating profits to their owners, they reinvest them to support their social purpose. They thus act as catalysts for improving the lives of people in our communities and societies.
In this training we intend to:
● improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning ,
● create a common understanding about the social values of Social Economy and how it can bring us closer to a more fair society,
● explore the different approaches to economics and entrepreneurship and how they relate to each other,
● to raise awareness of social entrepreneurship as part of an ecosystem of local and global issues
● create tools that could help the understanding and decision making of young people around green and social economy
● create a network under common values for future collaboration.
Addressed to: Active and enthusiastic youth workers or people that work in different fields of green and social economy, employees or volunteers of the partner organizations and active groups of the region with a direct interest in youth employability.
Costs and Logistics: The training course will be under Erasmus plus programme, thus food and accommodation costs will be covered fully. Travel costs will be reimbursement depending on distance covering a part or the whole amount. English will be the working language for all the activities.
Deadline: If you are interested please send the attached partner information form (PIF) of your
organization/group at koukouva.koinsep@gmail.com until 04/05/2020.