From April 9 to 15, 2025, fourteen passionate changemakers from the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), nextGEN, and Yes To Sustainability gathered in the historic ecovillage of Torri Superiore, Italy, for a week of deep collaboration, reflection, and strategic planning. The meeting, designed to strengthen relationships and explore synergies among youth-led sustainability networks, combined participatory workshops,…
10 DAYS TO DREAM IN SLOVENIAN PARADISE Between March 10th and 19th 2025, 26 project leaders from across Europe (Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Spain) gathered in the magnificent Sunny Hill eco-site, located in the municipality of Topolovec, to dream of a better world. Led by Petra Jazbec and Jošt…
The project “Watt’s in the socket?” was implemented from June 2024 to January 2025. It consisted of 2 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange mobilities, and was created with 5 partners: GAIA Germany e.V., GAIA Kosovo, SCI Poland, Volunteers’ Centre of Vojvodina (Serbia) and Cooperative Oasis (France). The project took place under the umbrella of “Yes to Sustainability”,…
From the 7th to 17th of August, the household of Valley of Jara became the hosting place of Zeleno dopa’s first youth exchange – Revitalizing Rural Communities. It brought together 30 participants from Spain, Serbia, Germany, France, and Greece and around 10 additional volunteers from Serbia. This exchange was a rich cultural experience and a…
In 2024, a unique project, Sustainability on Stage 2.0, brought together youth workers from six different countries—Serbia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, and Turkey—to explore the powerful intersection between theatre and sustainability. This Erasmus+ funded training, held in the lush forests of Asturias, Spain, provided a life-changing experience for all participants. The project aimed to deepen…
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…
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…
Youth Leader Training Between the 13th and 22nd of March of 2024, 29 youth workers from France, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia and Spain came together in Sunny Hill in Slovenia, all of them knowing very little about Dragon Dreaming methodology, but feeling a strong call to join the course organized by Zavod Veles, Through…
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,…
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…