"Empowering Youth Workers to Drive Climate Action: A Non-Formal Education Approach"""

<< Background >>The project was initiated to address the critical lack of structured non-formal education tools for youth workers to engage young people in meaningful climate action. Many youth workers lack the knowledge and methodologies needed to integrate environmental sustainability into their activities effectively.Moreover, young people, particularly from marginalized backgrounds, face barriers in accessing quality environmental education and participation in climate initiatives. These gaps hinder their ability to understand climate challenges and take active roles in sustainability efforts.By developing innovative workshops, fostering transnational collaboration, and creating the https://ecoyouth.gr/ platform, the project aimed to fill these gaps. It empowered youth workers with the skills to lead impactful activities, increased young people's engagement in climate action, and supported Erasmus+ priorities of inclusion, environmental sustainability, and active citizenship.Needs:1. Lack of Climate Education Tools for Youth Workers2. Low Awareness and Engagement Among Young People3. Barriers to Digital Access and Learning Resources4.Need for Practical and Non-Formal Education Approaches5.Promoting Inclusion and Digital Transformation<< Objectives >>This project aimed to achieve several key objectives. First, it sought to train youth workers to deliver impactful climate education using non-formal methodologies. These methods included interactive workshops, role-playing, and multimedia content creation.Second, the project aimed to increase environmental awareness and engagement among 250 young people, both from events, platform visiting,campaigns and forum, equipping them with the knowledge and tools to participate actively in climate action initiatives.The development of the https://ecoyouth.gr/ platform was another major goal, designed as a resource hub for youth workers and young people. It provided accessible, high-quality materials on climate action, including videos, guides, and activity templates.Finally, the project sought to foster collaboration between organizations, ensuring that the outcomes were sustainable and could inspire further Erasmus+ initiatives across Europe. For more files, visit https://shorturl.at/46gCf<< Implementation >>The project implemented a series of structured activities designed to build the capacity of youth workers, engage young people, and promote climate action through non-formal education and digital tools.1. Capacity-Building Workshops for Youth Workers:Trained youth workers in non-formal education methodologies, climate literacy, and digital engagement strategies.Sessions included role-playing, eco-debates, and storytelling techniques, equipping participants with practical skills to integrate sustainability into their work.2. Interactive Activities for Young People:Engaged young participants through eco-challenges, debates, and group projects focused on sustainability and climate advocacy.Activities emphasized hands-on learning and teamwork, inspiring participants to adopt sustainable practices and lead local initiatives.3. Development of https://ecoyouth.gr/:Created an open-access digital platform featuring guides, videos, and case studies to support ongoing climate education, in different languages, including videos, results of researches, evaluation, games and a forum for building an online community.The platform received 221 visits, offering long-term resources for youth workers and educators.<< Results >>1. Capacity Building:About 30 youth workers participated in interactive training workshops, gaining expertise in climate education, non-formal methodologies, and digital tools.Post-training evaluations revealed that 90% of participants felt more confident applying the methods learned, enabling them to lead sustainability-focused activities in their organizations.Participants developed action plans for implementing climate projects locally, ensuring continued use of skills after the project.2. Youth Engagement/Education:Approximately 250 young people were actively involved in workshops, eco-challenges, and dissemination activities, increasing their climate awareness and fostering leadership skills.Many participants initiated local sustainability projects. Feedback surveys showed that 85% of young participants expressed greater confidence in taking climate action.3. https://ecoyouth.gr/ Platform with open-access materials, in different languages, including videos, results of researches, evaluation, games and a forum for building an online community. The forum is the key tool of the platform in order to enrich interactivity, engagement, sustainability and we created a form of a long term community.https://shorturl.at/46gCf