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…

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…

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…

Let’s Cooperate 2.0 – The Way for an Inclusive and Sustainable Society
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Let’s Cooperate 2.0 – The Way for an Inclusive and Sustainable Society

ByYes To Sustainability

Let’s Cooperate 2.0: The Way for an Inclusive and Sustainable Society was the second edition of a Youth Exchange organized by the association COE – Centro Orientamento Educativo within the Erasmus+ Programme with three other european partners: Las Ninas del Tul, Stichting Liberta Care and Logos Ngo.Between the mountains and lakes, participants coming from Poland,…

A Green Tomorrow – First hand ecovillage experience through youth exchange!
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A Green Tomorrow – First hand ecovillage experience through youth exchange!

ByYes To Sustainability

ERASMUS+ Youth Exchange at Sieben Linden, a German ecovillage How can I live sustainably? What does sustainability mean? Are there any other people that think like me and want to take care of themselves and our planet?  To explore sustainable lifestyles and different methods on sustainability 24 young people from France, the Netherlands, Slovenia and…

Digital Detox and Nature Connection for Sustainable living II
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Digital Detox and Nature Connection for Sustainable living II

ByYes To Sustainability

ERASMUS+ Youth Exchange at Haus Sonnenwald, a German eco-community in Black Forest What is it like to not only be offline for 10 days, but also to completely do without digital media? What does that actually include? And how does it feel to experience this with strangers in a community? In the countryside – without…