Restoring the Flow: Youth Action for the Kifissos River
Empowering young people to combat corruption and restore the Kifissos River through advocacy, citizen reporting, and community action.
March - May 2025
Restoration
Athens, Greece
Onsite
Anti-corruption advocacy
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The project is supported by the Council of Europe North-South Centre, under the Rule of Law Youth Network 2024 Grants.
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Contact Alexandros Kassapis at alex@yeenet.eu
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Overview
Restoring the Flow: Youth Action for the Kifissos River is an initiative that connects environmental degradation to governance failures, equipping young people with the knowledge and tools to expose corruption and advocate for a cleaner, healthier Kifissos River and its restoration.
The Kifissos River has suffered from severe ecological degradation due to pollution, illegal dumping, and weak enforcement of environmental laws. This project aims to empower young people and marginalised communities to take action.
By fostering transparency and youth-led civic participation, the project seeks to promote sustainable environmental governance in Athens.
Project Activities
- April: Social media photography competition
- 5-6 April: Training workshops on corruption and environmental governance. Applications to participate are now open!
- End of April: Community cleanup and public presentation of findings
- May: Submission of findings to the authorities
Objectives
Training young people to be able to identify and report violations.
Engaging the public through creative advocacy and direct action
Increase awareness of how corruption affects environmental governance and pollution in the Kifissos River.
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Our mission
YEE aims to unite environmental youth non-profit organisations in Europe in order to enhance international cooperation, increase knowledge about the climate crisis, raise awareness of environmental problems and to strengthen participation of youth in environmental decision-making.
Financially supported by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Council of Europe
