Projects

REFE

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Project is developed under European Climate Initiative (“EUKI”) 2020

Name of the project: REFE - Reducing the Ecological Footprint through Eco-awareness

Project period: 01/10/2020 – 01/12/2022

Project No.: 20_075_REFE

Project partnership:

1. Teatrul Vienez de Copii, Bucharest, Romania
2. Schule für das Leben, Vienna, Austria
3. Asociația Ecologică, Maramureș, Romania
4. Fundația EuroEd, Iași, Romania
5. Platform Footprint, Vienna, Austria

The main aim of the project is to contribute and work towards several of the goals of the 2030 Agenda in Romania: 6. Clean Water and Sanitation; 12. Responsible Consumption and Production; 13. Climate Action; 15. Life on Land. On a regional level, the activities of REFE will connect with the goal of EcoMaramures, which is to develop, together with locals and tourists, a responsible tourism based on respect for the natural and cultural values, to preserve its patrimonial values, and to protect natural and cultural values.

The main target group: 20 young people aged 12-22 with residency in RO and an imprinted urban lifestyle and consumerist behaviour. Participants show strong interest in the topic of the workshops conducted and are selected from the lead partner’s current work pool (12.000 pupils of this age group) as well as the implementing partner school’s students.

Results:

• - A group of young Romanians will be capacitated to measure their Ecological Foot-print.
• - An Educational Summer Camp on the Ecological Footprint will be implemented, evaluated, and documented as a film.
• - A Grade 6-Curriculum, including teaching material, on reducing the individual ecological footprint will be developed, piloted in 5 schools, and submitted to the Ministry of Education in Romania and shared with the -- Ministry of Education in Austria.
• - Open-access eLearning modules are developed through which more young people can increase their knowledge on the Ecological Footprint.
• - The project’s learnings and results are promoted via multiple (creative) channels, through which a broad range of public and policy level stake-holders are informed.