“Yes to Sustainability-Creating Youth Exchanges”, Sieben Linden, 2-6 December 2018 To take part in a Youth Exchange is a great opportunity for people between 18 and 30. It’s simple: a group of young people meets to live together for a short period (usually 1 or 2 weeks) to actively experience topics related to culture, environment,…
In the middle of october on a forested mountainside in Euskal Herria, in the spanish state, a group of young people met. They came together in the ecovillage Lakabe to follow a training to become Youth Leaders for EU funded Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges. This training was part of the Yes to Sustainability project, which is…
“Life, Empowerment and Youth. From Nature to Local Actions”. Yes to Sustainability. ERASMUS+ YOUTH EXCHANGE at Native Spirit Camp, Tyrol, Austria. “Life and Nature Youth Camp” was the seventh project of “Yes to Sustainability” international project from NEXT-GEN Europe that aims to bring together young people from different regions of Europe by organizing Youth Exchanges…
The “Zero Waste” was a Youth Exchange took place in Sunseed on 12-19 October 2018! Young people from 18 to 30 years old from Spain, Italy and Portugal explored environmental awareness, social inclusion and had an inspiring opportunity to experience life in a sustainable eco-community. During the exchange, they discovered how their individual behaviour can…
From 3-16 March 2018 there was a Youth Exchange to the famous Findhorn Community. 24 young eco-minded people from UK, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands traveled there for a two week immersive program on Applied Ecovillage Living. During their stay there they learned about: Social tools for personal and group transformation, empowerment and community building Urban and…
From 2 to 16 May 2018, in the Ecohousing of Valdepiélagos (Madrid), 25 young people from Italy, France, Holland, Turkey and Spain have met for a youth exchange financed by Erasmus+ program. The main objective has been try theatre as an instrument for diffusion and exchange of important values between young people. Below, the testimonies of…
Spain – Lakabe Ecovillage in Navarra From the 1st to the 8th of October, another “Yes to Sustainability – FROM I TO WE” Youth Exchange took place in Spain, at the Lakabe Ecovillage in Navarra. RIVE, as partner organisation, sent 7 young people aged 18 to 30, together with other youngsters from the Netherlands and…
“From I to the We: Yes to Sustainability!” 8th-16th of August, Svinijsko, Slovenia In August, six young Italians started off to the Zavod Veles eco-village in Slovenia. Together with other young people from the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain they experienced 8 days of community life with the main objective of learning more about ecological sustainability….
From the 3rd to the 13th of May, six young Italians left for eco-village Hallingelille in Denmark, with the purpose of “tasting” some bites of community life. Since three years, RIVE’s International Team researches and creates inter-cultural and educational opportunities for young people and adults through the funding of the Erasmus + Program of the…