It's Time! - youth participation for a sustainable world

<< Background >>Context and PrioritiesIt's Time! was a project that emerged as a response to a global problem: the sustainability of our planet. We are living in a troubled period in which the existence of many species, including the human species, is under existential threat due to climate change and intensified environmental degradation.Needs: Young people* Deepen their knowledge of environmental sustainability and its implications;* Develop environmental awareness and a critical sense of reality;* Realise the importance of young people's democratic participation in society;* To share desires and ideas, on a transnational co-operation basis, with young people from different corners of Europe.YW* Continuous innovation and adaptation to the conceptual framework, ensuring that their work keeps pace with global trends and contemporary challenges;* Developing competences so that they have the knowledge and tools to respond to young people's needs;* Relentless pursuit of professional credibility, i.e. YWs need to guarantee the highest quality of their work so that it is respected, visible and sought after by young people.<< Objectives >>General Objective* To contribute to a community activist movement in favour of a greener, more ecological and sustainable society.Concrete objectives* Create a European synergy from a bottom-up perspective, involving local and international organisations based on values of cooperation, solidarity and social justice;* To give organisations a boost by sharing knowledge and skills through non-formal and informal education;* Empower youth workers with knowledge and tools to develop activities based on environments favourable to experiential learning for young people;* Provide young people with the skills to participate proactively in a society that is more respectful of nature and the environment;* Activate the different sectors of education and the social environment to collectively develop community actions based on the European spirit.<< Implementation >>* Sharing Sessions: Mobility for project management;* Awareness-raising campaigns: Local activities to share the project and listen to needs;* Exploratory seminar: Mobility for learning purposes (Youth workers);* Sustainability workshops: Local awareness-raising work;* Youth exchange: Mobility for learning purposes (young people)* Sharing experiences: Putting the content learnt into action.<< Results >>Intangible results* Development of essential key competences in all participants;* More participatory, aware and sustainable communities.Tangible results* It's Time Handbook (with practical tips on sustainable behaviour and attitudes that citizens, communities and organisations should develop);* Posts with testimonies, awareness-raising information, photographs, videos and other impactful and educational audiovisual content.