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As part of the project "Environmental challenge accepted" BALTA DABA and partners created the series of 5 videos with the aim to share some experience with youth organisations. In the following videos you can find out more about: identifying the problem, setting goals, selecting stakeholders, measuring and presenting results.

PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION

SETTING GOALS

SELECTING STAKEHOLDERS

MEASURING RESULTS

PRESENTING RESULTS

The competition is closed. Congratulations to the winners!

Click on each picture to read about each environmental action in detail.

Environmental challenge accepted - Competition Rules

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7ARTE (Kosovo)

- Berna Xhemajli (group leader), Kristina Zimaj, Eglantina Avdiu, Feriz Kadriu, Rinor Kurshumliu

What: Upcycling workshop

When: 23 July 2017

Where: Mitrovica, Kosovo

Description of action: The action took place at the artificial lake in Mitrovica, where people go for entertaining activities. The idea was to have a cleaning action in the beginning, since the place is full of garbage left there by the poplation. The cleaning action started from the centre of the city to the artificial lake (more than 1 hour walking) starting from 10:00 to 12:30. After the cleaning action, there was an introduction of the workshop idea, therefore to use the garbage and make creative artwork with an environmental message on it. Also, each of the people who joined the workshop were introduced and then divided into 5 groups and completed their artwork. In general, the participants really liked the idea, and after the completion of the workshop, they were showing around their work to the people who were spending their free time at the lake and informing them about the importance of environmental protection.

More info: http://www.7-arte.org/7arte-e-gaia-me-aksione-mjedisore-ne-mitrovice/  

STEPANAVAN YOUTH CENTER (Armenia)

- Mane Papyan (group leader), Tornik Aghajanyan, Mariam Sahakyan, Zara Israyelyan, Siranush Sevoyan

What: Non-formal workshop about reusage of materials

When: 28h of July, 2017

Where: Vanadzor, Armenia

Description of action: The Armenian team organised a small workshop for teeanger beneficiaries of Orran benevolent non-governmental organisation "Helping families in need". In Vanadzor branch of Orran almost 20 children have got the chance to make their own skipping ropes for summer holidays using materials that seemed to be ‘useless’. Our team helped them to design them and make their skipping ropes more special for them. Before the workshop there was a small introduction about importance of reusage of garbage and materials that are put aside.

The competition is closed. Congratulations to the winners!

BALTA DABA and YEE invited all active young people to join the international competition “Environmental challenge accepted”. The competition was organised as part of the project with the same name and was closed on 20 August. Check the competition entries above!

About competition:

We wanted to collect and promote the examples of active youth participation - when young people want to solve local environmental problems. Young people are an important part of society and they have every right to care about their future, protect the environment and make this world better. So let’s celebrate it with this competition!

The competition was open for young people who organised a local environmental action in the last 5 years with the aim to solve an environmental problem. They were asked to share their example and had a chance to win prizes from Patagonia!

The competition was open to:

• Young people under 30.
• Young people who worked on actions as an informal group or are members of an environmental organisation.
• One person should be selected as a contact person, but should represent the group or organisation under their agreement.
• Residents of programme and partner countries of the Erasmus+ programme. 

Prizes:

The winners of the competition will receive prizes from Patagonia.

• 1 place winner - voucher for any Patagonia product for 500 EUR
• 2 place winner - voucher for any Patagonia product for 200 EUR
• Public voting winner - voucher for any Patagonia product for 100 EUR

Patagonia is an American clothing company which specializes in sustainable outdoor clothing. You can read more about Patagonia and their environmental work here: http://eu.patagonia.com/enGB/environmentalism

Patagonia blog “The Cleanest Line”: http://www.patagonia.com/blog/page/1/  

Courtesy of the website http://eu.patagonia.com/enCZ/home

Rules of competition:

• The winners will be selected by the project team of the project “Environmental challenge accepted”: representatives of YEE, BALTA DABA, OPE, Lithuanian Fund for Nature and Estonian Fund for Nature.
• The entries will be judged according to the following criteria:
   - Creativity in developing your project
   - Relevance and usefulness of the project
   - Impact of the project
   - Quality of project management
   - Presentation of your project
• The public vote will be open after 20 August on YEE website.

COMPETITION ENTRY FORM

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