The project YwG:Youth wears Green is a multilateral youth exchange project,bringing together young people from France,Italy,Ireland,Georgia,Croatia,Serbia and Kosovo,and aiming at promoting active citizenship and volunteering at the local and European level,mainly on environmental issues.This project is placed in the framework of the European Year of Volunteering as well as the global environmental challenges of today’s world and in particular Europe’s 2020 strategy.The European Year of Volunteering is especially emphasized as a way to make a difference and contribute to the development of societies in all respects.The specific objective of this project is to raise young people’s awareness regarding environmental issues.But it aims at going further:through different kind of activities,mainly focused on environmental issues,this project aims at increasing young people’s civic consciousness and commitment to protect the environment and further contribute to the development of their societies, being active shapers of the future of their own communities and of Europe.The whole implementation of the project will help young people to develop skills and competencies that they will be able to use in the long run in order to participate actively in the public life at the local and European level.The venue of this youth exchange is the municipality of Peja/Pec,Kosovo.The main activity will last 10 days(including 2 travel days)and will involve 41 people including the group leaders.Role plays,intercultural activities,working groups and excursions in the nature(open-air activities),which will permit the active involvement of the participants,are foreseen during this exchange.Its methodology is non-formal education which has the advantage of being voluntary and counts on the intrinsic motivation of its participants.In addition,through non-formal education the participants acquire a life-long learning habitus which motivates them to be full citizens and to promote Deep Democracy.
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