"<< Background >>The projects aims at rasining awareness on youth, future generations, about environmental and climate-change challenges, proposing an innovative educational programme about sustainable choises of life, consumption of safe food, reduction of food waste. Good dietary habits contribute to the personal wellbeing of the people but youngsters often suffers lack of interest or skills. The United Nations has set ‘ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture’ as the second of its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the year 2030.In line with this goal, our project want to pursue those goals, through the transfer to youth of some learning tools that will allow them to play a role in the local communities where they live and to become proactive and dynamic in the field of self-sustanance, based on food security, km 0 production and zero food waste, thanks to the comparison at a transnational level of different EU models.According to some EUROSTAT Statistics included in the 2019 report, in the EU only the 41% of respondents, no matter the age, is not concerned about food security (65 % of peoplein Cyprus are particulartly interested about that or 50 % in Germany, while in many other EU countries people are luch less interested, like in Italy only 17 % of respondents is interested, or 39 % in Greece 60% etc.) We also have noticed how the interest is changing according to education levels (the longer respondents stayed in education, the more likely they are to be interested in the topic of food safety, 52% of those who ended education at the age of 20 or above,compared with 33% of those who left education by the age of 15), the economic status of respondents(those who have difficulties paying bills never or almost never are more likely to be interested in this topic than those who have difficulties from time to time or most of the time (45% vs 34%) and the age (younger respondents are less interested than older respondents (33% of 15-24 year olds compared 42%- 43% in the older age groups). The project is born from the meeting of countries that have registered a stronger or weaker interest about food security and related topics, in order to learn from each other how to raise up awareness on these topics and how to make them as an opportunity to feel more included in a community.In recent years it is growing the understanding of the important role of food security, to enhance the social, physical and mental well-being of people and to have a more sustainable impact on a personal level and on the environment. Youth’s ability to attain food security through production on land is reduced by the lack of availability of agricultural land, agricultural technologies and modern farming techniques and youth-friendly and unattractive agricultural policies. However, in order to effectively address the problem of food security, together with the youth poverty, we can engage youth workers, who will be trained on those topics through the learning tools provided ; and then they will use those tools to engage young people at risk of poverty and social exclusion, so having a positive impact on their physical and mental health and personal development.<< Objectives >>GENERAL OBJECTIVE- To promote cross-sectorial cooperation in the fields of youth work and sustainable environment, society and economy on the topics of food security and zero food waste.""Sustainability"" has its three meanings : environmental, economic and social -Environmental sustainability can be defined as the natural use of alternative techniques in agriculture, having a positive impact on the environment, reducing overexploitation of chemical resources like pesticides and fertilizers. - Social sustainability can be defined as the benefit for disadvantaged people who will be able to learn new useful skills, in terms of psychological well-being, self-awareness about their experience and possible education and working path to follow.-Economic sustainability can be defined as the profitable impact that the project can have on the local economy, in terms of promotion of local production and selling of KM 0 products at competitive prices.SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES- To develop key competences of youth workers and other personnel who support disadvantaged young people at risk of exclusion, in the field of food security and zero food waste.- To promote awareness of the importance of food security and highlighting the roles that each individual can take towards becoming food secure.<< Implementation >>The project will produce on main project results, that will start from an initial analysis to the exchange of learning practices and the consequent identification of learning needs of both youth workers and young people at risk of exclusion. An Open Educational Resources (OERs) on sustainability, food security and zero food waste (including an e-learning platform ande-learning modules) will be tested during the national training staff events and co-developed through the organization of pilot training courses in each participating country, including target groups from all participating organizations, interested about sustainability, food security and reducing food waste, as a way to involve young people at risk of social exclusion and to let them get familiar with seasonal vegetables, their properties, natural treatments for a more sustainable environment, society and economy.Each training, under partners’ responsability, will be addressed to 24 youth workers, except in Italy (20), from all the partners countries and 10 young people from the country hsoting the training; it will last 5 days and the young people will be invited to participate only on the last day.It will cover different topics and it’s going to be shared in the OER with all the partners:1) SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, ECONOMY(CSI)2) ORGANIC TREATMENTS AND WEATHER-BASED FOOD PRODUCTION(ALLI)3) SOCIO-PROFESSIONAL WELLBEING OF YOUTH(PRISM with the support of ROCCA DI CERERE)4) FOOD SECURITY AND ZERO FOOD WASTE(ARRABAL-AID)5) DEFINITION OF A SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE(YOUTH EURASIA)Objectives of these training events are:- To sensibilise about the important relationship between sustainable environment, society and economy, in terms of eating healthy food(food security) and preventing/ reducing food waste;- To share between partner organizations' staff with knowledge, key competences and tools related to food security and food waste;- To exchange, test and validate the learning modules on food security and zero food waste as proposed by each partner organization;- To strengthen the capacities to reduce food waste;- To promote the self-awareness about the importance of food security and zero food waste (using natural treatments, of eating seasonal vegetables, of producing organic for cultivation, etc.)<< Results >>EXPECTED RESULTS ON A SHORT TERM- Equipped Youth Workers from the target regions with knowledge, key competences and practical tools in the field of food security and zero food waste;- Strengthened synergies and cooperation between educational/ social key actors and their beneficiaries in the target regions in the field of food security and zero food waste;-Increased self-awareness of young people at risk about the importance of food security for their personal development;-Increased self-awareness of young people about how to prevent and reduce zero food waste;- Strengthened transnational cooperation and exchange of existing learning practices between 6 organizations and key stakeholders in the society in the field of food security and zero food waste;-Raised awareness on environment protection actions to be implemented.EXPECTED RESULTS ON A LONG TERM- Improved active participation, health and well-being of disadvantaged young people into the society and or labour market.- Changed dietary habits of youth workers and young people they work with.- Reduced food waste - Promoted one small contribution for a more sustainable environment, society and economy model.- More cohesive and inclusive societies."

"The project offered an intercultural space that on the one hand encouraged a critical reflection on the concept ofsocial enterprise and the different regulations and characteristics in the participating European countries;joint experimentation of non-formal education practices with reference to social enterprise. I'mn.84 youth workers were involved in the following training courses coordinated by the organizationspartners in Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal:The participants were involvedThe training experiences and activities proposed during the training courses were collected and presentedin the following common outputs:IO1: ""Analysis on social entrepreneurship"": an analysis of the concept of social enterprise and the different onesregulations, characteristics and good practices in the participating countries.IO2: The ""Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation"" booklet: containing the educational program, the modules and thenon-formal education activities experienced during the training courses,IO3: Open Learning portal ""Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation"": a learning platformon social enterprise and on non-formal education aimed at young people offering the possibility of accessinginteractive way to the educational program, the modules and the activities of non formal education.The outputs produced are a learning resource on the theme of non-formal educationto the social enterprise available to a wider audience of youth workers, educators, trainers,facilitators, social workers, intercultural mediators in their daily work with young people, inparticular in disadvantaged socio-cultural contexts. They have been developed on the basis of both a processcommon experimentation involving youth workers, experts and coordinators from the various countriesparticipants, both on the basis of pilot practices of non-formal education to the social enterprise developed astarting from the experiences 7 organizations involved and active in the youth field."

"The project focuses on community-based organizations (CBOs) that are young people-driven and work with/for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and children in marginalized and peripherical areas in Africa and EU: (Italy (Palermo & Enna), Turkey (Istanbul), Greece (Athens), Kenya (Kisumu), Senegal (Ziguinchor), Zambia (Livingstone), Ghana (Tamale), Uganda (Kampala), South Africa (Pretoria), Zimbabwe (Masvingo). In line with identified learning needs , well-planned capacity-building actions are needed to increase the capacity & key competences of youth-based CBOs to respond successfully to the current challenges affecting youth in their local communities. As a result of the socio-professional development of their young leaders, CBOs can function more efficiently and effectively.Target group- Young leaders who work with / for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and children, that are engaged in youth-CBOs operating in the targeted areas in EU & Africa. Overall objective- To engage youth-community based organizations and young leaders to become change agents and play a constructive role in marginalized areas in EU and Africa.Specific objective- To enhance the capacity of youth community-based organizations and young leaders to work with and for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people in marginalized areas in EU & Africa.Expected results- Launched, tested & developed a capacity building program on “youth work, project management, leadership and community development”.- Increased socio-professional development of N.66 young leaders involved in TCs and N.36 involved in job shadowing activities, that are equipped with knowledge, key competences & employable tools to be applied in their daily work with/for vulnerable young people & children.- Enhanced international cooperation, exchange of good practices & capacity building between 102 young leaders, 11 community-based organizations & local stakeholders working in the field of youth & community development in EU and Africa.Work plan (WPs)- WP1: Management.- WP2: Needs analysis in all targeted local communities.- WP3: The capacity building program engaging young leaders from all participating countries in EU & Africa.TC in Italy. Title ""Project Cycle Management and community development""TC in Kenya. Title ""Child Rights-Based Approach: Turning Principles into Practice"" TC in Ghana. Title ""Youth work: leadership, coaching and international volunteering""TC in Italy. Title ""Fundraising & digital storytelling""Job shadowing activities in Italy, Turkey, Greece, Senegal, Zambia, Uganda, South Africa , Zimbabwe.WP4_Development of Open Educational Resources: an e-learning platform and learning resources on “youth work, project management, leadership and community development” that incorporate community practices and approaches from the organizations involved in EU and Africa. - WP5: Communication, dissemination & exploitation.- WP6: Evaluation of social impact."