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Eco Energy, Bulgaria

Environmental problems in Europe today are not to be ignored, despite all attempts to solve them through various initiatives at the European and national level. This Erasmus+ project aimed to give participants particular and practical knowledge on how to organize eco-campaigns and collaborate with local authorities to find the right solutions.  Participants shared their experience not only in organizing eco initiatives, but also how they work with local youth, as well as how they contact local and central authorities (e.g.  Municipality, Ministry). The main topics of this training course were:  recycling, composting, separate waste collection, eco education, contact with the institutions, eco policy. Through various role-playing games, presentations, making short video films, and other informal methods, participants developed their organizational and social skills, as well as understand more about planning, preparing and implementing eco-initiatives and campaigns. During the project itself, we run our activities on the “zero waste” philosophy – this is how we showed in practice that we think about nature. Activities were be based on the principles of sustainability and diversity, as well as non-formal and informal learning.

Thank you to Youth Development Center-Mutual Aid for this amazing experience.