2023-1-IT03-KA220-YOU-000151802

The GYM (Greening Youth Minds) project is geared towards empowering youth organizations and workers to effectively promote young people’s commitment to environmental protection. It aims to heighten awareness about environmental risks among both vulnerable and general youth populations, encouraging proactive engagement through top-down and bottom-up mechanisms. GYM seeks to empower young individuals to be active citizens before and after disasters, emphasizing the reduction of exposure risks and well-trained volunteerism.

The project’s implementation involves creating essential resources and providing specific training sessions for youth workers. Anticipated outcomes include continuous professional development for youth workers, support for youth strategies, and heightened awareness of environmental sustainability. The tangible results encompass a digital learning applied game, guidelines for organizations, a learning program and handbook, local engagement strategies, and sustainability actions.

The GYM (Greening Youth Minds) project, with a duration of 18 months, is a collaborative effort involving key partners. Partner organizations include Tia Formazione Internazionale Associazione from Italy, Academy of Entrepreneurship Astiki Etaireia from Greece, Organosi GI from Greece, El Emprendimiento y el Desarrollo Personal y Profesional from Spain, and ETN Training Vision from Ireland. Together, these partners contribute to the project’s objectives and outcomes, enhancing its impact on youth empowerment and environmental sustainability.

Objectives:

• Raise awareness among

vulnerable young people about existing environmental risks and guide their interaction with relevant institutional frameworks using both top-down and bottom-up mechanisms.

• Increase awareness among young people about vulnerability mechanisms and levels of exposure on personal and group levels.

• Empower young people to be active citizens before disasters occur, enabling them to apply knowledge and information to reduce exposure risks, including intergenerational support within migrant groups.

• Encourage young people to be active citizens immediately after disasters by acting as well-trained volunteers.

Project Outcomes (GYM Results):

• Development of a digital learning applied game for community involvement in youth disaster relief actions.(WP2)

• Production and presentation of guidelines for youth and environmental organizations.(WP3)

• Development of a learning program based on piloting activities and a handbook of disaster management.(WP4)

• Implementation of local engagement strategies, including involvement of community members, recommendations to decision-makers, and production and dissemination of project action videos.

• Implementation of sustainability actions for the ongoing impact and success of the project.