<< Objectives >>By implementing this project, we want to develop a new methodology for the waste management of European parks, by collecting and disseminating good practices and producing an innovative handbook; increase the educating competencies of the partner organizations in how to enable behavior change and increase the awareness of the users of the parks; and increase the awareness and behavioral change concerning waste by the users of the parks and other stakeholders.<< Implementation >>Project partners will participate in four transnational staff trainings, and organize multiplier events, one in each country, for their stakeholders. Several urban parks will be visited in four countries, and their waste management will be analyzed and improved. The consortium will develop an innovative handbook ZERO WASTE URBAN PARKS that can be used by managers of other European green spaces to implement zero-waste projects and to work on behavior change of their users.<< Results >>The project will raise the level of competencies and skills of the adult learners, to be successful innovators and communicators in zero-waste projects for urban green spaces. Participants will become zero-waste experts in their own organizations and their national and international networks. The general end result is cleaner European parks and cities.

This transnational project will bring together over 80 youth workers from 27 organization working on various continents. The project will focus on supporting youth using progressive education practices and he will take place in various contexts during two years. This project’s goals are to:1. Promote reflection on and analysis of how progressive education practices allow for support of youth in various socio-political contexts. To accomplish this goal, we will utilize action research methodology to foster the relationship between the theoretical reflection dynamics and the fieldwork carried out by the associations. 2. Support European youth engagement by developing international mobility between associations through an international volunteer project developed jointly between members. This project will encourage strengthening of associations’ projects through youth engagement. 3. Develop a mapping of the Ficeméa members and a training about advocacy and improved knowledge about european an international environement. 3. Train youth actors on gender issues and in particular gender-equal writing. Committing to deconstructing and then reconstructing language also implies deconstructing ideas and representations to change reality. We would like to complete various materials: - a review of progressive education- a quality reference document and a joint project to welcome and send volunteers within the network - a guide to gender-equal writing and its use in other linguistic contexts -a report about a participant action research-a tool kit about advocacy and mapping of the international and european institutions-This project will have the following impacts: - Promote progressive education practices through implementation of an international review of progressive education by local, national, and international partners.- Introduce gender to youth worker practices in their projects with youth as part of an intercultural perspective. We will create a guide on gender-equal writing that takes into account a variety of linguistic contexts.- Foster volunteerism with European youth by developing mobility between member associations within the network.