Green it up! Youth and educational communities for the ecological transition
Developing countries, unspecified
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FinalisationAid type
Development awarenessDeveloping countries, unspecified
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€ 698,772
Committed
Committed
€ 698,772
Used
Used
Description
The project is aimed at increasing public awareness on the issues of international development cooperation and on the 17 Sustanaible Development Goals. In line with the call’s sector of intervention b and with the targets 4.7, 12.8 and 13.3 of the 2030 Agenda, the Action aims to stimulate the educational community to recognize the value of protecting biodiversity, of which we are often unaware and poorly informed, as a key ally in fighting climate change. Green it Up! intends to highlight the centrality of nature to achieve the climate mitigation objectives for 2030 and 2050 and especially encourage young people to adopt behaviours and practices for the protection of natural resources by mobilizing them in active citizenship actions aimed at the sustainable development of the territory. The specific objective of the project is: to train and activate a new ecological, informed and aware educational community, which, through participation in GCE initiatives and collective actions for the safeguard of the territory, becomes the protagonist of a transformative cultural process aimed at protecting biodiversity and reducing human impact on the environment. In line with the Italian Strategy for Global Citizenship Education and the National School ReGeneration Plan, the project aims to strengthen the role of the school as the main educational and cultural lever of the country, able to train new generations to know, live and act on the new world. The project’s targets are: ? 2,300 teachers and school headmasters who strengthen their knowledge and skills on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education by integrating and improving the teaching curricula and the Civic Education teaching, and are able to influence policies and educational practices through a constructive exchange and dialogue with institutions. ? 6,910 students (9?18 years old) who become more aware of the environmental crisis, are more inclined to protect natural resources and recognize the importance of acting as individuals and as a community to combat climate change. ? 503,340 young people (19?35 years) connected and stimulated to contribute and actively participate in the ecological transition of their community by becoming agents of change. These goals will be achieved through an intervention strategy that combines three processes of change that work in synergy: Training and Awareness, Exchange and Networks, Activation. A process of empowerment and of environmental and civic responsibility which offers opportunities and experiences by using multiple tools and actions: training courses, cooperative educational tools, collaborative spaces, creation of networks with different territorial actors (schools, associations, public bodies), experiences of Citizen Science, opportunities for activism, knowledge and behavioural regeneration actions, co?design of territorial initiatives focused on sustainability. The educating communities of 10 Regions (Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli?Venezia Giulia, Trentino? Alto Adige, Piedmont, Liguria, Lazio, Tuscany, Umbria and Sicily) will be involved in shared processes and activities. They will cooperate, through collaborative platforms, in actions of discussion, planning and implementation of initiatives. Teachers will be responsible for co?designing and attending a National Forum; they will contribute to a platform of cooperative learning in which they will share contents and experiences of sustainability education and GCE to encourage knowledge exchange and self?training; they will participate in working groups with educational institutions to improve the teaching of Sustainable Development Education and Civic Education at school. Primary and secondary school students will contribute to the development of a Biodiversity Mosaic of our country. Finally, high school students will develop project ideas for awareness campaigns targeting their peers and concrete projects proposals for biodiversity protection.
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| Year | Committed | Used |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | € 0 | € 279,508 |
| 2022 | € 698,772 | € 419,263 |
Agency
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| Government | AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development | 11000 |
Channel reported
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| National NGO | ISTITUTO OIKOS ONLUS | 22000 |
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