BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

<< Background >>The needs of schools and NGO were identified through a SWOT analysis, analysis of reports, and council meetings. The identified needs include: 1.Understanding the causes of climate change and its likely impacts on nature and humans, along with precautionary measures to mitigate climate change2.Raising awareness of climate change, reflected in the interest of students and teachers to engage in promoting awareness and addressing it at the national level3.Recognizing similar social contexts in each partner region, encompassing students from diverse cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds, education levels, as well as those with disabilities or learning difficulties4.Acknowledging the inevitable consequences of climate change without necessary precautions5.Informing and raising awareness about climate change to as many people as possible (students, teachers, communty members)<< Objectives >>BITL is a project with the following aims:•Enable participants and stakeholders to comprehend the severity of climate change;•Raise awareness about the dangers of climate change and its potential consequences for future generations;•Address environmental issues such as global warming and energy shortages, recognizing them as potential threats to the world if no precautions are taken;•Strengthen intercultural dialogue; •Provide opportunities to encounter and learn about new teaching methods and learning approaches, integrating them into the standard school curriculum;•Encourage participants to take action on social issues and become active citizens; •Offer the acquisition of innovative and motivating strategies for the social inclusion of students, utilizing national and EU cultural elements as support.The project aims to decrease the percentage of those who•say 'I don't know what causes climate change' from 68% to 42%;•say 'I don't know what precautions are taken nationally and internationally to curb climate change' from 72% to 51%; •and increase the percentage of those who say 'I know what precautions may be taken individually to fight climate change' from 23% to 56% within three years<< Implementation >>A1. Project management (monitoring and evaluation) A2. Dissemination A3. Transnational project meetingsTPM1 The first transnational meeting took place in Bucharest on June 9-10, 2022TPM2 The second transnational meeting took place in Dublin on November 30th- December 9-10, st, 2022.TPM 3 The third transnational meeting took place in Tarnow, Poland on September 14th- 15th, 2023A4. Learning teaching, training activities: C1 Let me live! The activity took place from October 10th to October 14th, 2022, in Nazilli, Turkey. Thirty-seven individuals participated in the activity, including 25 students and 12 accompanying teachersC3 Save the Earth! The activity took place from April 24th to April 28th, 2023, in Valpovo, Croatia. Thirty five individuals participated in the activity, including 25 students and 10 accompanying teachers. C4 Enough! The activity took place from March 13th to March 17th, 2023, in Tarnowie, Poland. 35 individuals participated in the activity, including 25 students and 10 accompanying teachers. C5 Give cold a chance The activity took place from October 16th to October 20th, 2023, in Bucharest, Romania. 35 individuals participated in the activity, including 25 students and 10 accompanying teachers. A5. Virtual mobilities The first virtual mobility was organised by Colegiul tehnologic Grigore Cerchez at May 23rd 2023The second virtual mobility was organised by BTSO Ali Osman Sönmez Sosyal Bilimler Lisesi, Bursa / TURKEY at October 10th 2023.<< Results >>Increased the number of Erasmus + mobilities with 103 students mobilities and 42 accompany persons Increased the number of Erasmus+ learning, teaching, training activities with 4 activities in each partner school Increased the number of Erasmus + transnational project meetings with 3 in each partner organisation Increased the organisations capacity to organise/participate at virtual mobilities Increased the organisations capacity to implement Erasmus + projectsIncreased the number of stakeholders involved in activities about environmental protection with 5306 personsIncreased skills for students/teachers to monitor different places and investigate sources of pollution Increased teachers skills to taught students environmental topics and to project outdoor activities Increased soft skills : communication, teamwork and observationIncreased participants communication skills to present environmental data clearly and logically about how climate affects vegetation/food, water, people/the way we live, animals, health, species, about the level of carbon footprint, about the destructive influence of smog on its residents, natural/national parks , examples of good practice of waste recycling in their schoolsIncreased participants critical thinking to utilise reasoning and judgement when evaluating information about how climate affects vegetation/food, water, people/the way we live, animals, health, species, about level of carbon footprint, the destructive influence of smog on its residents, impacts of mining on the wildlife, chemicalsIncreased participants technical skills to use Environmental Science Apps, to analyse samples they collect in the field Increased participants digital skills to use different open digital tools to create posters Increased participants technical skills to do microscopic observation of water samplesIncreased understanding of some math ans science knowledges that helps environmental specialists, how lichens are indicators of pollution, Increased participants skills to collect data about the natural world in order to understand and protect it, to document changes in environment over time and identify patterns that indicate environmental problems