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Start date: Jan 4, 2016, End date: Oct 3, 2016 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The Sustainable Generation project will allow civil society to debate while the Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP 21) will be held in France between November and December 2015. Thie project encourage initiatives at two levels: the youths actors working in the field of sustainable development as well as youth in France and Morocco.The project will bring together 45 participants around a training course and a youth exchange on the thematic of environmental education. Education for sustainable development seemed to be more than ever a priority to change mentalities along with the international decision-making. The training course as the youth exchange meet this objective both to strengthen the skills and knowledge of youth actor and youth on this theme.The project will be composed of two actions:* A training course dedicated to youth actor of sustainable development in the Region of Meknes in Morocco with Moroccan actors and in the Aquitaine region of France: "Build educational projects for sustainable development in our territories" (25 participants 7 days, Meknes from February 21 to 27, 2016).* A youth exchange of French and Moroccan youth (20 participants, 12 days, Meknes from July 16 to 27, 2016) based on the aquired knowledge and training results on the theme of sustainable development and lifestyle and more responsible consumption respectful of the environment.The general objectives of the project are:> Educate youth actor and youth to the theme of education of sustainable development> Valuing education approaches to sustainable development in France and MoroccoSpecific objectives of the project activities are:* TRAINING> Improving advocacy skills and animation of the youth actors in the French and Moroccan on sustainable development and climate change issues.> Improving the quality of their work and their activities in direction of youth and volunteers commited in sustainable development actions.> Allow an exchange of practical education tools education to sustainalble developement and environement among youth actors in France and Morocco.* YOUTH EXCHANGE> Strengthen citizen capacity and participation of young people in sustainable development actions.> Educate youth about the consequences of our life and consumption on global warming> increase awareness and understanding of another culture by offering them the opportunity to build a network of international contacts in Morocco> Supporting non-formal education and cooperation in the field of youth with the European partner countries.The methods used will be those of the non-formal education and learning by doing.The expected impacts on participants are primarily from the acquisition or enhancement of skills for youth actors and openness to the world, intercultural awareness and sustainable development for youth exchange participants.Partner organizations in the project will benefit from the development of new non-formal educational tools and sustainable development in their daily practices with youth and the possibility of using the results of the training in their daily activities.Moreover the project will enable the development of our professional network and the strengthening of our partnership that will promote the exchange between structures for new shares and common project.In the long term, youth met and accompanied in our structures, will benefit from the implementation of this project since participants volunteer will have strengthened their accompanying skills, awareness and mobility proposal. In addition, the learning acquired during the implementation of the youth exchange will allow associations to offer new exchange projects and so to offer more opportunity for young people in each territory. Youth exchange participants will also see enhanced their motivation to participate in future mobility activities and commitment in sustainable development activities on their territory or elsewhere.
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