SOLACE: Building Eco-Resilience in the Face of Climate Challenges
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SOLACE: Building Eco-Resilience in the Face of Climate Challenges

ByMarina

From September 2-11, 2024, the eco-community of Grain&Sens in Lavenant, France, hosted an inspiring Erasmus+ Youth Exchange event called “SOLACE: Strengthening Our Lives Amidst Climate-Related Ecological Challenges.” This transformative program brought together young participants from diverse backgrounds to explore eco-resilience and address eco-anxiety through connection, reflection, and action. The week-long event was guided by the…

A NETWORK OPEN TO THE FUTURE
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A NETWORK OPEN TO THE FUTURE

ByMarina

Partnership Building Activity in Lakabe, Basque region From November 1–7. 2024, participants from multiple European countries gathered in the beautiful ecovillage of Lakabe, Spain, for a Partnership Building Activity (PBA) supported by the European Union. The event provided a dynamic space for organizations, initiatives, and individuals to collaborate, share knowledge, and ignite new projects in…

Leadership, empowerment and facilitation for the future (LEAFFF)

Leadership, empowerment and facilitation for the future (LEAFFF)

ByAllegra

Youth Leader Training It’s the first week of November, a Monday, and after rushing from one train to another, we finally arrived in Zaježová. The way to the Educational centre is just the beginning of a memorable experience that would define the entire LEAFFF training. For a week, 26 people from Belgium, France, Germany, Greece,…

Weaving the Future & Empowering Sustainability

Weaving the Future & Empowering Sustainability

ByYes To Sustainability

Yes to Sustainability Partnership Building Activity in La Borie Noble 16-23 November 2023 Close to Montpellier, in France, in La Borie Noble, within the serene embrace of the Arch community, 21 passionate individuals from across Europe gathered for a six-day meeting under the banner of Yes to Sustainability (YTS). The Partnership Building Activity (PBA), funded…

GRAIN & SENS
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GRAIN & SENS

ByYes To Sustainability

Yes to Sustainability – Creating youth exchanges 20th-27th SEPTEMBER 2023 We are a group of young people from various countries: France, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Romania, Italy & Germany. Unfortunately, we did not manage to welcome participants from Serbia, Armenia, Russia, and Poland this time. All aged between 23 and 48 years old,…

Youth on Earth – Yes We (C)are, 2023
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Youth on Earth – Yes We (C)are, 2023

ByYes To Sustainability

Imagine entering a spacious room with comfy sofas and colorful walls, with warm lights creating a cozy atmosphere. People are sitting in a circle on a red round carpet. In the middle, there are flowers and candles nicely arranged, and a circle of little items – rocks, wood pieces and leaves – around it. As…

Earth & Heart Training in Lübnitz, Germany
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Earth & Heart Training in Lübnitz, Germany

ByYes To Sustainability

10-24.7 2023 I traveled by train from Berlin to Bad Belzig, and at the station I already met other backpackers on their way to the same address: the “tiny house community” in the village of Lübnitz. Lübnitz was a really atmospheric village full of beautiful nature and old buildings, and there was a small cafe…

Digital Detox in Community Youth Exchange
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Digital Detox in Community Youth Exchange

ByYes To Sustainability

“If you put away your phone, you are open to embrace so much more beautiful things happening around you.” – Tim How is the imagination of giving up not just your smartphone, but all digital devices for ten complete days? And how does it feel to experience this with strangers in a community? Courageous young…