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Training Course
19-30 May 2022 | Living Earth (Northern Poland), Poland
“Green(washing)?” is a project dedicated to consumption, green and social washing as well as actions we can take to live in a more environmentally-friendly and socially just world. We will approach the topic of greenwashing and more general green practices with our brain, heart and hands, getting to know facts, developing our skills of critical thinking, deep listening, empathy and connection as well as participating in hands-on activities in a permaculture farm and implementing social actions for our communities. Being aware of the challenging situation of the world today, we are ready to provide time, space and tools to reconnect to ourselves, to others and to nature and to find our inner balance, so crucial in the work of youth leaders, youth workers and more broadly - changemakers.
INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, people in Europe start to be more and more aware, many choose eco and green options, are concerned about social and environmental issues as well as their own health and well-being. Businesses caught the trend and we can observe constant growth of ecological, green alternatives; every second product seems to save our planet, animals, people, being organic, natural, eco, etc. But is it really so? Together with partner organizations, during our collaboration in previous projects and daily discussions, we realized that today's challenge is not anymore to encourage young people to choose better products but to prepare them to be able to distinguish valuable products from green and social washing. Green and social washing refers to situations in which we are told that a certain product or service is good for us, for the society, the environment, etc, but in reality it is equally or sometimes even more harmful than traditional products.
During this training course we aim at equipping youth workers, youth activists, leaders and educators with information and skills which will help them to:
GOALS AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Knowledge - during the training participants will:
Skills - during the training participants will develop:
Attitudes and behaviour - during and after the training participants will:
Participants will also get to know and receive different stories and case studies related to consumption which they can use in their daily work, for example the story of organic rice farmers from Thailand, the story of organic coffee producers from Peru, the stories of responsible clothes factories from Cambodia, etc. They will also explore new inspiring non-formal education methods.
PARTICIPANTS PROFILE
The participants of the training are youth leaders, youth workers and activists, teachers interested in developing their knowledge and skills in the field of consumption.
People who participate in the training should be motivated and willing to share their new knowledge, skills and experiences gained during the project with other people, especially youth, and they should have the possibility to share results by leading workshops/sessions for young people.
The participants of this project should fulfill the following criteria:
ACCOMMODATION:
The training takes place at Żywa Ziemia (Living Earth), located in Zakrzewo, close to Gdańsk, Poland. Żywa Ziemia is a natural farm promoting healthy living, permaculture and sustainability (https://www.facebook.com/ZywaZiemia/). They provide shared rooms, multiple training spaces (including beautiful outdoor spaces, presence of animals and other living beings as well as solitude and natural surroundings reducing “city” distractions) and vegetarian/vegan food, partly produced at their farm.
COVID SITUATION
As organizers, we will make sure to meet COVID restrictions and recommendations by the regulator, adjusting accordingly our program, accomodation, etc.
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http://trainings.salto-youth.net/10130
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This Training Course is
for 24 participants
from Armenia, Croatia, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Ukraine
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth coaches
Working language(s):
English
KOBIETY.LODZ.PL (Youth NGO)
KobieTY (Kobiety.lodz.pl) is a non-profit, apolitical, non-governmental consulting-educational organization.
Our main goals are:
*creating intercultural bridges between local and international people
*promoting diversity, interculturalism, the idea of volunteering (both on local and international level)
*identifying needs of our local community according to our mission and answering them through international projects in our work
Contact for questions:
Katarzyna Deka
E-Mail:
Phone: -
As personal costs we ask participants to cover for their complex personal insurances (health, liability, travel cancellation and covid coverage) and for small ticket fees (lower than 10 PLN / 2,5 EUR per ticket).
There is no additional participation fee.
Accommodation and meals included in the programme are 100% covered. Due to the current pandemic situation we are paying careful attention to the hosting situation and accommodation of participants. More detailed information about this topic will follow.
Travel costs are covered up to the Erasmus+ distance calculator corresponding amounts, using the cheapest and most convenient transportation methods.
The maximum amounts for involved countries are:
Poland 180 EUR
Italy, Croatia, Romania, Ukraine, Moldova 275 EUR
Armenia, Georgia 360 EUR
Portugal 530 EUR (for Madeira, the mainland of Portugal has a lower travel budget of 360 EUR or 275 EUR)