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Boardgame
Shield Cards
The Shield Cards are artistically designed cards intended to evoke emotions and stimulate thought, focusing on the theme of climate-related emotions. There are 21 cards in the deck.
Aims of the tool
The purpose of the Shield Cards is to enable participants to express emotions and thoughts in a training setting that are not easy to talk about. Art helps in this process.
Description of the tool
The 21 cards were created for the Shield Project. The Shield Manual describes several exercises for which the use of these cards is recommended. In addition, they can be used for any exercise where the complex images add value.
Available downloads:
Disclaimer
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Tool overview
http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/5839
This tool is for
Shield Cards are recommended mainly for young people ages 13–24.
and addresses
Environment
Materials needed:
In the Shield Handbook, you'll find exercises related to the cards, as well as topics on sustainability and climate emotions.
Behind the tool
The tool was created by
Hanna Farkas was the disegner of the Shield Cards (Holdkő Foundation, Hungary)
in the context of
They were created in in the Shield Project, 2024-3-HU01-KA210-YOU-000293256
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Gabriella Lukács (on 2 July 2026)
and last modified
1 July 2026
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