Activate the Global Change (TC), Norway

Summary:

On September 25th 2015, UN members adopted a set of global goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. They adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which included 17 goals and each one of them has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years.  

“Global education is education that opens people’s eyes to the realities of the world, and awakens them to bring about a world of greater justice, equity and human rights for all.”.(N-S Centre, COE).

In youth work field there is a constant need for creative, open and diverse methods to engage young people in global issues. Streets have a huge potential in terms of informing, raising awareness, including and building a diverse community. Specific methods designed for street work can be applied and the principles and vision of global education can be included in the process as well. 

Street animation and street campaigning are in their essence innovative approaches in youth work and they are the key methods approached by this project. Not only because they differ from “traditional” workshops and other indoor activities, but also because they are very flexible and adaptable to different situations. 

This project will offer the opportunity for youth workers to explore deeper global topics and agenda and to bring these important dimensions in their work and act towards them by developing competencies in street campaigning. 

The aim of this project is to raise the capacity of youth organizations to develop global citizenship competencies through alternative innovative methodology (more specifically street campaigning).

More specific objectives

To increase the level of innovation and creativity in youth work field by using street

campaigning methods ;

• To increase the level of professionalism and quality of youth work in addressing global issues ;
• To stimulate long term involvement of beneficiaries youth organizations in sustainable projects which address sustainability ;
• To develop practical competencies in street campaigning for the youth workers involved; 
• To develop pro-active attitudes towards sustainability among the beneficiaries youth workers; 
• To increase the knowledge level of young people and youth workers in topics like: global interdependencies, climate change, sustainable life style, consumerism, global justice, etc. 
• To motivate all the beneficiaries (direct and indirect) to act as responsible active global citizens in their day to day life;

Target group and criteria for selection! The prospective participants should:

1. Be youth workers, leader’s coordinators, facilitators and trainers from active NGOs that have mission and objectives that are related to global issues. (There will be given priority to long term members and/or for motivation to be involved in their organization for at least one more year after the project); 
2. Have strong personal interest and motivation towards sustainability; 
3. Interested in developing competencies in street campaigning (previous experience not required) 
4.  Have a high multiplicative potential and motivation;  
5. Be at least 18 years old 
6. Have at least a medium level of English use (to be able to participate actively in discussions and in training activities); 
7. The participants should be resident of Greece