About the project
“Whose Planet?” is a professional development activity for 24 youth workers (18+) from Italy, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Greece, Poland and Portugal which aims to equip participants with the knowledge, skills and tools to raise young people’s awareness about social, economic and environmental injustices related to climate change and empower such young people to take part in climate justice driven eco- activism. The PDA is an EU-wide action organised by Maghweb in the context of the organisation’s extensive green local level activism in Palermo and Sicily’s hinterland: for years, in collaboration with young climate activists, sustainable artisans, makers and slow tourism experts, Maghweb has promoted solidarity initiatives to reduce plastic use, fast fashion and unsustainable consumption habits, creating a local sustainable fashion community and clothes swapping service and raising awareness about the social injustice of environmental degradation and land exploitation caused by over consumption. Through a series of group-led, interactive, non-formal learner activities (simulation activities, problem solving tasks, decolonial world reading, critical reading and viewing of key texts and films, brainstorming, debate, engagement in practical local sustainability and climate justice informed activities) over the course of the week the youth workers will acquire the following:
- Knowledge about: the colonial, capitalist roots of extreme environmental degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss and the consequent creation of climate injustice; key examples of climate justice from within Europe and around the world; the key actors, societal models perpetuating climate injustice across the world; good practices within the climate justice movement which can be implemented at a local level.
- Tools: a concrete set of non-formal education methods and communication tools which enable youth workers to raise awareness about how to integrate a climate justice approach into local level environmental activism at a community level.
- Skills in: cross-border cooperation with other youth workers; confident and considerate self-expression; speaking english; preparing for and leading discussions; thinking critically and transmitting this skill; empathy; awareness-raising; community engagement.
About the venue
Accommodation: In Palermo accommodation will be in “Hostel Via Zara“, located in via Zara, 5. It’s in the city center, very close to stations, bus stops, shops, monuments, theaters, historical markets and other points of interest. Participants will be hosted in double/triple/quadruple (up to 6 beds) bedrooms (single beds) with a shared bathroom.
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Locations for Activities: Activities will be held inside the workshop spaces of the BOOQ, a cooperative space managed by an association who works in the historical center of the city. Depending on weather, activities will also take place in outdoor green spaces in the center of Palermo.
Financial conditions
Accommodation, food and all materials at the project will be covered by the Erasmus+ programme.
Plase note that in case you are selected for the project, you will be asked to pay a membership fee of 900 CZK (or 35 EUR for payments from abroad) – we will use this contribution to cover the compensation for the trip coordinator, the costs of materials and preparation, and the complete support of the participants before, during and after the trip. Instructions for paying the membership fee will be sent to you by e-mail, along with instructions to confirm participation and other steps.
The membership fee also ensures your membership in the Youth Progress organization, free entry to all local activities and is paid once a year – if you decide to go on another project with us this calendar year, you will not have to pay it again.
Your participation in the project is fully financed by the ERASMUS+ program. However, the program does not reimburse us, the sending organization, so thank you for helping us continue to provide these great opportunities to young people. 
* In case of cancellation of participation by the participant, the contribution is non-refundable.
** In case of cancellation of the project by the organizers or due to force majeure, the contribution will be refunded to the participant’s account.
*** The membership fee may be waived in exceptional cases, e.g. if the participant faces a financial disadvantage, which will be evaluated individually by the sending organization.
The eligible participants
- are over 18 yo;
- have a good level of English;
- are youth workers, non-formal educators, schoolteachers, activists and all the people involved, interested in improvement of knowledge and skills related to the project topic.
- are motivated to use the learning and outcomes from the project in their own personal, study-related or professional aspirations.