“ECO TOOLBOX", PDA Italy (Florence)/16 to 23 of July 2023

Activity: Training course for Youth Workers “ECO TOOLBOX: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE YOUTH WORK” in Florence, Italy for 3 youthworkers/teachers/trainers of our organisation about sustainable methods through ECO TOOLBOX.

Accomodation: Participants will be accommodated in the Salesians Hostel in Florence in double/quadruplets rooms. The hostel is located in the city of Florence, twenty minutes walking to the Duomo. Address: Via del Ghirlandaio, 40, 50121, Florence, Italy, https://salesianifirenze.it/settori/dormiresalesiani-firenze/

Dates of the Activity: 16 – 23 of July, 2023 including travel days

Participants: 3 youth workers, trainers, teachers, educators from our organization

Total of 27 participants

Main theme of the Project

The training course aims to increase the capacity of youth organizations, particularly cultural ones, to adopt principles of environmental and social sustainability in their activities by promoting a holistic approach that will improve youth workers' knowledge. Planned activities include meetings with local organizations, handcraft activities and workshops, including a collaboration with LUMEN.

The training course will be held in Florence, Italy, from 16th to 23rd of July. 16th July and the second half of 23rd July are considered as travel days. This project is already funded as part of a mobility plan credited by the Italian National Agency (2020-1-IT03-KA150- YOU-020752)

Travelling food and accommodation all are paid from the program

Some of the topics in the programme are:

• Get to know each other.

• Presenting of the Sending organizations.

• The concept of the ECO TOOLBOX.

• Enviromental Sustainable Youth worker competences

• Reaching the young people with fewer opportunities.

• Good practices in digital youth work.

• Youthpass.

• Intercultural evening etc.

Participants

We are looking for participants with the following profile:

· wish to develop professionally and personally;

· over 18,

· willing to be an active participant for the entire duration of the course;

· motivated, open-minded, willing to cooperate and share from experience;

· possession of knowledge, experience and tools from previous work or projects about Environmental Sustainability with youth.

· open for reflect on their experiences in youth work related to the topic;

· desire to explore new ideas and promote media literacy among youth;

· motivation and capacity to disseminate the project result.

· speak (or open to try to speak) in English.

· youth workers, trainers, teachers, educators

Accomodation

Participants will be accommodated in the Salesians Hostel in Florence in double/quadruplets rooms. The hostel is located in the city of Florence, twenty minutes walking to the Duomo. Address: Via del Ghirlandaio, 40, 50121, Florence, Italy, https://salesianifirenze.it/settori/dormiresalesiani-firenze/

Relevance of the project for Erasmus + :

• -Improving the key competencies and skills of young people;

• -Including PAXs with fewer opportunities;

• -Promote participation and active citizenship in European labor market;

• -Increasing learning mobility opportunities for young people active in youth work;

• -Enhanced cooperation

Aplication for Interest of Participation: https://forms.gle/iGDi5UzMBfu3BxM88