Bridgedale360
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Who are we?
A consortium of seven partner organisations from seven European countries is creating an online toolbox to promote youth involvement in sustainability initiatives. We are aiming at combining youth leadership and sustainability, as well as facilitation of active citizenship in young people. How did the project begin? Bridgedale360 started as the "youth-led Societal Innovation for Resilience" (ySI4R) project bringing together a diverse range of organisations from Slovenia, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Macedonia, Italy and the UK. It is including community training centres; national and international networks of sustainable communities with consultative status to the UN and the EU, and youth NGOs which work with marginalised youth such as the Roma communities in Slovenia and Macedonia to develop and embed an online training course in youth-led community transition in a two-year period, from February 2015 to January 2017. What is the goal of the project? The ySI4R project aims to equip youth workers with tools that are to empower youth to get active in their local community and take initiatives towards the creation of a socially just and sustainable world. The project wishes to turn the frustration of youth regarding indecisive leadership on climate change to empowerment for constructive change locally leading to active participation of young people in society. The missing piece is an accessible set of youth worker methods and tools to involve youth in community initiatives, and thus enable the active citizenship of young people. The 7-member partnership will collaborate to design, develop and embed a freely available online training course of methods and tools for empowering youth and tailored for the needs of youth workers. The expected impact of the multi-lingual course is that 1000 youth workers will complete the training in the first year after launch and thus be better equipped to involve participation of youth in the transformation of their communities towards resilience. Where does the funding come from? This is an EU-funded project within the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships in the field of youth. The project was started in February 2015 and will be finished in January 2017 with the final goal of 1000 registered youth workers by January 2018. |
Collaborative design of the online course.
Project partners trying out activities included in the course.
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Who are the partner organisations?
Sweden - RELEARN Suderbyn
RELEARN Suderbyn is a non-profit NGO working locally and internationally with the promotion of and engagement in a more sustainable lifestyle. Our strong focuses are environmental resilience, social justice, education and international cooperation for sustainable development.
Three directions of our activities are:
1. Non-formal education for youth and adults
2. Action Research and outreach
3. Cross-border cooperation: across national borders and across different sectors.
Our mission is to work for a sustainable society where innovative solutions are integrated with forgotten knowledge. Through experiential methods we work with holistic learning considering the society, nature, economy, culture and individuals as integrated parts of one complex system. In order to help to bring a social change in the system we work with individuals, groups and international projects in various aspects of global, local and inner sustainability.
Spain - Arterra Bizimodu
Arterra Bizimodu is an association which aims to create a living space to experience sustainability in 4 dimensions: ecologically, economically, socially and culturally. Hence, the development and realization of training courses aimed at the dissemination of this lifestyle.
Macedonia - Asocijacija za napredok, edukacija i lobiranje (PEL)
PEL is a an non-governmental organization which aims to improve the conditions of young people and women in all areas of social life. This is achieved by promotion of human rights and voluntarism and their values and by making these things possible to all citizens.
Italy - Rete Italiana Villaggi ecologici (RIVE - Italian ecovillage network)
RIVE is funded in 1996 as the umbrella organisation for ecovillages, international communities and several Italian transition projects. RIVE’s members are active citizens working in the educational field, they promote seminars and practical workshops for the identification and dissemination of “best practices” of sustainability through a responsible attitude towards the territory, its resources and all its inhabitants.
Slovenia - Preplet - drustvo za ustvarjalno skupnost
Preplet is an NGO active locally in Grosuplje. The core team comprises 4 women who have been working together since 2008 with the support of about a dozen of other individuals and organisations. The main scope of the work is working with children including the ones from Roma community. The aim is to bring together ecological, social and cultural aspects to create a holistic approach regarding the expression of creativity.
Germany - The ecovillage of Sieben Linden
Sieben Linden is an intentional community of 140 residents established in Germany since 1997. Sieben Linden is a vibrant living and learning center and a tangible example of all four dimensions of sustainability (worldview, ecology, economy and social aspects). The "Freundeskreis Ökodorf e.V.", with about 300 members, performs the task of public relations. It spreads the concepts of a sustainable and satisfying lifestyle which are developed in Sieben Linden.
United Kingdom - GEN International (Global Ecovillage Network)
GEN international was formally registered as Scottish Charity in 2013. Despite its young legal history, the network has been actively involved in the European Regional Network of Ecovillages since the late 90’. The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing their own pathways to a sustainable future, and building bridges of hope and international solidarity.
RELEARN Suderbyn is a non-profit NGO working locally and internationally with the promotion of and engagement in a more sustainable lifestyle. Our strong focuses are environmental resilience, social justice, education and international cooperation for sustainable development.
Three directions of our activities are:
1. Non-formal education for youth and adults
2. Action Research and outreach
3. Cross-border cooperation: across national borders and across different sectors.
Our mission is to work for a sustainable society where innovative solutions are integrated with forgotten knowledge. Through experiential methods we work with holistic learning considering the society, nature, economy, culture and individuals as integrated parts of one complex system. In order to help to bring a social change in the system we work with individuals, groups and international projects in various aspects of global, local and inner sustainability.
Spain - Arterra Bizimodu
Arterra Bizimodu is an association which aims to create a living space to experience sustainability in 4 dimensions: ecologically, economically, socially and culturally. Hence, the development and realization of training courses aimed at the dissemination of this lifestyle.
Macedonia - Asocijacija za napredok, edukacija i lobiranje (PEL)
PEL is a an non-governmental organization which aims to improve the conditions of young people and women in all areas of social life. This is achieved by promotion of human rights and voluntarism and their values and by making these things possible to all citizens.
Italy - Rete Italiana Villaggi ecologici (RIVE - Italian ecovillage network)
RIVE is funded in 1996 as the umbrella organisation for ecovillages, international communities and several Italian transition projects. RIVE’s members are active citizens working in the educational field, they promote seminars and practical workshops for the identification and dissemination of “best practices” of sustainability through a responsible attitude towards the territory, its resources and all its inhabitants.
Slovenia - Preplet - drustvo za ustvarjalno skupnost
Preplet is an NGO active locally in Grosuplje. The core team comprises 4 women who have been working together since 2008 with the support of about a dozen of other individuals and organisations. The main scope of the work is working with children including the ones from Roma community. The aim is to bring together ecological, social and cultural aspects to create a holistic approach regarding the expression of creativity.
Germany - The ecovillage of Sieben Linden
Sieben Linden is an intentional community of 140 residents established in Germany since 1997. Sieben Linden is a vibrant living and learning center and a tangible example of all four dimensions of sustainability (worldview, ecology, economy and social aspects). The "Freundeskreis Ökodorf e.V.", with about 300 members, performs the task of public relations. It spreads the concepts of a sustainable and satisfying lifestyle which are developed in Sieben Linden.
United Kingdom - GEN International (Global Ecovillage Network)
GEN international was formally registered as Scottish Charity in 2013. Despite its young legal history, the network has been actively involved in the European Regional Network of Ecovillages since the late 90’. The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing their own pathways to a sustainable future, and building bridges of hope and international solidarity.
