Erasmus Goes Greener - A combined study visit and partnership building activity

For participants from Belgium (FR), Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Portugal and Romania.

About the activity

This Erasmus Goes Greener activity is  part of a series of learning events that explores how Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps projects can be more responsible towards nature — from creating a greener vision for the project and discovering possible opportunities to taking action and contributing to a sustainable movement.

By the end of our journey together we plan to have more Erasmus+ and Solidarity Corps projects that are responsible towards nature, more projects that address the “sustainability” and “nature protection” topics, as well as increased environmental literacy and advocacy in the Erasmus+ sectors.

This event is a combined partnership building activity and study visit. The selected participants  will both be able to present their organisations and develop ideas for future cooperations, while sharing experiences and getting inspiration and input from youth work organisations in Vallonia. 

The group will be divided into 3 smaller groups for the study visits. This will make it easier to cater for different needs and interests participants have.

The activity is planned around non-formal learning methods, based on experiental learning and participation. The full list of objectives and a draft programme outline can be found as an attached file in the end of this call.

Preparation

Erasmus Goes Greener requires active participation from the very start. There will be online activities before the event where we invite participants to join, individual preparation tasks, and also a meeting with the national group of participants.

Contact the National Agency of Erasmus+ Youth in your country to learn more about the national activities. 

• Belgium: thierry.dufour@cfwb.be
• Finland: Paavo.Pyykkonen@oph.fi
• Germany: Bergstein@jfemail.de
• Hungary:  ildiko.gulacsi@tpf.hu
• Norway: gry.nesse@bufdir.no
• Portugal: carla.marques@juventude.pt
• Romania: nicusor.ciobanu@anpcdefp.ro

Target group

You are invited to join this programme if you are:

• Active in local youth work (e.g. project manager, youth worker, youth leader, facilitator, trainer); 
• Already involved in Erasmus+ projects, or committed to take the first steps into E+ in the coming year;
• Highly motivated and determined to implement greener management processes and greener learning experiences for the project participants and organisations involved;
• Interested in deepening your know-how in sustainability, in particular related to E+ and ESC projects;
• Living and working in one of these countries: Belgium, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Romania and Portugal

NB! The organisers will follow the development of the ongoing pandemic, and the activity can be cancelled or postponed if the situation requires it . If the activity goes ahead as planned, the health and safety recommendations from participating NAs will be collected and implemented. All participants will be accommodated in single rooms, masks will be used when needed and necessary sanitising equipment etc will be provided. More information will be provided to the selected participants.