The “Phoenix” projects aims at: - creating a reflection and debate space for developing a responsible approach on environment protection - creating awareness on environmental issues, as part of an active European citizenship - offering the necessary space for sharing opinions regarding eco-responsibility, eco-participation, eco-solidarity - exploring connections between the participating cultures and environmental protection - using Erasmus+ as a support framework for developing active participation and life skills. In extent to this, our project will also contribute to: - adding an international dimension to our projects; - developing cooperation between key stakeholders in the field of environment protection; The objectives will be achieved trough: - 1 youth exchange in Romania: 9 youngsters from RO, JO, PS, IT (17 days in July 2015) - A1 - 1 youth exchange in Romania involving 9 youngsters from RO, ES, TR, MK (17 zile in iulie-august 2015) – A2 The exchanges will comprise in some of the following methods: creation workshops, treasure-hunt, eco-experiments, trash-art, facilitated discussion, orienteering, quizzes, etc. The coordinating promoter will be “Pas Mare” association, each of the exchanges will involve the following partners: A1: - Pas Mare (RO) - Associazione Attiva-Mente (IT) - Youth Network for Development and Inovation (JO); - Arab Education Forum (PS); A2 - Alianta pt Copii (RO) - Asociación Building Bridges (ES) - Uluslararasi Surdurulebilir Kalkinma Dernegi (TR) - Zdruzenie za volonterizam Volonterski Centar Skopje (MK)