KA210-YOU Green Opportunity - Re-design the future
Introducing:
"Green Opportunity" KA2 Small Partnership Project under the Erasmus+ Programme
Project Number: 2021-2-BG01-KA210-YOU-000049427
Project Start Date: 01/04/2024
Project End Date: 30/06/2025
Project Duration: 15 months
Project Genesis and Partnerships
In April 22, 2024, the journey of "Green Opportunity" officially commenced. This project is a collaborative effort between esteemed partners: BRANCH ASSOCIATION POLYMERS Bulgaria, Get Involved Association from Bulgaria, Udruga za savjetovanje MORE COACHING from Croatia, and Liofyllo Social Cooperative Enterprise from Greece.
Aims and Objectives
At its core, "Green Opportunity – Re-design the future" aims to showcase the environmental benefits of embracing circular economy principles. By redefining production and consumption paradigms, the project seeks to integrate natural ecosystems into our daily lives, businesses, and communities while mitigating waste. Through the creation of engaging animated video clips and a comprehensive toolkit on circular economy, the project endeavors to inspire young people to take action, fostering a shift away from the linear economy model of "take-make-dispose."
Target Groups
The project's target groups encompass a diverse range of stakeholders committed to sustainability:
- Community leaders, volunteers, youth workers, trainers, and teachers
- Young people eager to champion eco-friendly initiatives
- NGOs promoting non-formal and informal learning
- Young people from various backgrounds, including those facing socio-economic challenges
- Civil society organizations and local authorities advocating for environmental protection policies
Activities and Expected Results
The project unfolds through a series of impactful activities across partner countries:
- Kick-off Transnational Project Meeting (Greece): Setting the stage for proper project management, task scheduling, communication strategies, risk management, and quality assessment.
- Exchange of Good Practices Workshops (Sofia, Bulgaria): Facilitating the exchange of ideas and best practices for promoting circular economy principles. Participants will enhance their skills in engaging and empowering young people towards sustainability.
- Workshop and River Cleanup (Zagreb, Croatia): Learning workshops focusing on preserving rivers and oceans from plastic pollution. Participants will witness the tangible results of their efforts during the cleanup.
- Local Multiplier Events: Organizing events across partner countries to raise awareness about circular economy principles and disseminate project results among NGOs and civil society organizations.
- Preparation of Tangible Deliverables – Educational Videos: Creating 10 educational videos on circular economy, designed to engage and educate a wide audience across social media platforms.
- Final Transnational Project Meeting (Bulgaria): Evaluation of project implementation, dissemination activities, and preparation of necessary documentation for the final report.
*Disclaimer: This project is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.