The first meeting for the project "Eco-leaders for Eco-friendly Communities" brought together partners from Croatia, Georgia, Finland, and Greece to kick off an initiative aimed at enhancing young people’s understanding of ecology and leadership. This meeting was the first step in a project that seeks to equip the youth with essential skills for the 21st century, including critical thinking, ecological awareness, and social-emotional learning.
The main agenda was to get the ball rolling on key project components like management, spreading the word, and planning the first year's tasks. A big part of the discussion focused on setting up a database to collect and share effective strategies from green community leaders worldwide. This database is envisioned as a go-to resource for anyone looking to make their community more eco-friendly. The idea is to fill it with a mix of written best practices and video content to make the information engaging and accessible.
During the meeting, the partners shared the eco-friendly strategies they already knew about and talked through how the database should be structured and what kind of content it should include. It was a productive session that laid the groundwork for future collaboration and set a clear direction for the project's first year.
This get-together wasn’t just about making plans; it was also a chance for the partners to get to know each other and start building a team. They’re aiming to create something that not only educates but also inspires young people to take action for the environment.
As the project moves forward, it’ll be interesting to see the impact it has on fostering a new generation of eco-leaders. The partners are committed to offering young people the tools and knowledge they need to make a difference in their communities. This first meeting has set a positive tone for the work ahead, focusing on practical outcomes and a shared goal of promoting sustainability and leadership.
Project "Eco-Leaders for Eco-Communities (ECO4ECO)" aims to turn this concern into an incentive for action and to encourage lifestyle and mindset changes in others and in their own community. Our task is to provide tools for enterprising young people and the professionals who work with them to be agents of change in their communities.
The project ECO-leaders for ECO-friendly communities (Project No.: 2023-1-LT02-KA220-YOU-000159430) is funded by the Erasmus+ programme.
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