TRY: TRansition Youth – sustainable development and local entrepreneurship (Transnational Youth Initiative) Erasmus Project

Project Title

TRY: TRansition Youth – sustainable development and local entrepreneurship (Transnational Youth Initiative)

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 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Health and wellbeing; Environment and climate change; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education

Project Summary

The project „TRY: TRansition Youth – sustainable development and local entrepreneurship” is a transnational youth initiative undertaken by the 4YOUth Foundation for Supporting Youth Initiatives in cooperation with MasFranch and Palma Nana cooperatives from Spain and Italy. The main aim of the project is a preparation of youth groups from our small towns for being engaged in local society activities, and a practical training of local entrepreneurship based on the rules of sustainable development. The TRY project reinforced also the sense of responsibility connected with the environment among the youths. Moreover, it brought about the local and international solidarity in the domain of sustainable development. During the project we employed the methods of nonformal education which allowed the participants to acquire specific experiences, tools and practical knowledge in the field of responsible business, public participation, sustainable development, healthy lifestyle and physical activity. The project allowed youth NGO members from the partner countries to learn new lifestyles and alternative ways to run business activities which use local resources and cultural richness of our regions. The results of the project included the creation of a social urban garden in each of the partner countries. The gardens constitute a common space for the local community activities and they were the main result sustained after the project. The project included 27 participants and 6 supporting team members (coordinators and coaches). There were also fewer opportunities participants – mainly caused by economical, social impediments, and cultural differences.The project consisted of one international preparatory meeting and three 7-day international training meetings. The activities included outdoor workshops, visiting local entrepreneurs and interviewing local experts, as well as ecological and social activists. These meetings tought us the rules of permaculture, the sustainable spatial planning, the rules of participatory democracy, as well as creating and cultivating urban gardens. Additionally, we had meetings regarding healthy nutrition and the functioning of food cooperatives, bioconstruction as well as mediatory workshops. Thanks to our project we activated our local communities, tightened the cooperation between citizens, NGOs and local governments, and our towns came closer to the functioning model of Transition Towns.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 54860 Eur

Project Coordinator

Fundacja Wspierania Inicjatyw Mlodziezowych 4YOUth & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Palma Nana soc. coop.
• Mas Franch S.C.C.L.