My garden? – Our Garden! Erasmus Project

Project Title

My garden? – Our Garden!

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy) ; Integration of refugees; Environment and climate change

Project Summary

The project “My Garden? – Our Garden!” was based on the experiences of the group of young people from the previous years, in which they participate in several youth projects around environmental activities. The young people from Frankfurt (Oder) and Slubice have learnt a lot in those activties and wanted to take it to the next step and influence their local area with concrete measures. Some of the ideas for this Youth Initiative have come from other projects funded by Erasmus+. The project was embedded in their experiences and their plans to have an impact on their local area. The local area is in two countries, as Frankfurt (Oder) and Slubice are border cities. The activities have been carried out on both sides of the border. The aims of this project was to start the training and conduction of Permaculture workshops to introduce organic gardening, composting techniques and upcycling to at least 200 inhabitants and guests of Frankfurt(Oder) and Slubice, including actively the refugee and migrant society. Underaged unaccompanied refugees have become active members of the youth initiative. During the project time different stakeholders have supported this project, like for example oragnizations from the permaculture field that already made several projects and support with their knowledge and networks the project. At end of this project we have now a group of young leaders that is including young refugees that are able to start organic gardens on their owns and secure organic food locally and sustain themselves. Besides the practical aspects the young people also reflected and gained knowledge about permaculture gardens. They will conserve the environment and decrease the pollution which effect positively in climate change and people health and this will reflect on production of the city and raise the economy. The results and the ongoing project have been introduced to the wider public on several occasions during events in the cities but also through conferences and meetings as well as other activities that were implemented on the project side.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 19212,64 Eur

Project Coordinator

PEWOBE GEMEINNUTZIGE SOZIALE BETREUUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH FRANKFURT/ODER & Country: DE

Project Partners

• JASINSKA MARCELA