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The EcoActiZenship is an Erasmus + KA1 project aiming to encourage youth to become more civically engaged while enhancing their digital background and identity as active eco-citizens of this world.

About the Project

​​This project aims to encourage youth to become more civically engaged while enhancing their digital background and identity as active eco-citizens of this world. Italian and Greek youth will get familiarized with active citizenship and civic engagement through activities linked to nature and trainings dedicated explicitly to digital literacy.  It is a Youth Participation Activity under the Key Action 1 of the Erasmus+ programme, funded by the National Agency of Italy with the code 2022-1-IT03-KA154-YOU-000063610

To empower and educate the future agents of social change, getting them to know and experience the importance of civic engagement through the lens of sustainability, eco-friendly practices, and digitalization.

To equip Italian and Greek youth with tools and skills of the 21st century, securing their participation in decision-making, civic engagement, and EU processes. Skills like critical thinking and media literacy, green skills, and digital competencies will be at the project’s core.

To provide young people with fewer opportunities, especially from rural and peripheral areas, with valuable experience to discover and improve themselves through awareness and engagement, including in the activities participants from remote areas that will feel part of a joint project.

To create links of communication and understanding between the participants-youth and decision-makers, helping the first ones feel part of a common community and the last ones to actively listen to the demands and needs of youth while accelerating the democratic process and participation.

Consortium

Meet the partners behind the EcoActiZenship project

Youthmakers Hub (YMH) – Greece

Youthmakers Hub is a Civil Society Organization (CSO) based in Athens but operating internationally. Inspired and established by young entrepreneurs, Youthmakers Hub is made by Youth for Youth. Through a multidisciplinary portfolio of international and national projects, the organization enables valuable change by creating opportunities and using innovative methods. With the motto “Educate – Empower – Transform – Repeat” as our core approach, we have the vision to make young people agents of social change. Our mission is to equip the young generation with the necessary tools for the 21st Century.

Contact person: Spyridoula Loukopoulou

Email: spyridoula.loukopoulou@youthmakershub.com

Io Per l’ Altro (IPA) – Italy

The Io Per l’Altro – IPA is a non-profit, non-governmental, social, and humanitarian organization that operates nationally and internationally. It aims to improve the quality of life for people through emergency assistance, permanent projects and local development to help those in need, balanced personal and social development, and accountability actions. Since we believe in the power of diversity, this organization is intentionally multicultural and diverse, allowing the entire team to learn how to work in a multicultural environment, which has become the organization’s strength. This has provided the association members with the tools to carry out an international network capable of realizing projects in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

As part of Erasmus +, we are highly motivated to be an active NGO, spreading all the opportunities that this program can offer. In particular, the adopted methodology, non-formal education, is a field of great interest to the members of the board who have not only participated in exchanges and trainings but have also promoted this program through specific projects such as noWalls-moreWords-2017, WE AfriHug-2018 and Sawang-2020.

Contact person: Marco Valerio Battaglia

Email: ipaostia@gmail.com

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