How to raise awareness with the young people and involve them in a participative process in water ?

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How to raise awareness with the young people and
involve them in a participative process in water
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GREEN presentation

• Non-profit organisation education for
  Sustainable development
• Learning to live sustainably
• In the 3 regions of Belgium and in Morocco
• Team 40 co-workers

• In direct contact with 2000 schools in Belgium.
• Founded in 1998

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Projects by GREEN

• Examples
• Organization of participative processes and their
  follow-ups (ex Parliament of the Brussels
  Youngsters for the Environment )
• Workshops in schools on environmental issues
  (Water, energy, mobility, nature, climate change,
  sustainable development, etc.)
• Realization of awareness campaigns
• Creation of educational tools

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Parliament of the Brussels Youngsters for the
Environment

• For youngsters living in Brussels aged 11 to 18
• Region of Brussels-capital
• In the regional Parliament, every 2 years since
  2001
• Young people make a reflection on the environment
• 3 preparatory meetings before the parliamentary
  session.
• Follow-up the Action plan of the Brussels
  Youngsters

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OBJECTIVES of the Parliament of the Brussels
Youngsters

• Value the actions that young people start up in
  favour of the environment,
• Allow young people to express their ideas and
  report their experiences
• Facilitate the dialogue between the young people
  and environmental experts
• Discuss and vote actions that improve the Action
  plan of the Brussels Youngsters
• Introduce young people in the democratic process

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Steps to reach the 5th Parliament
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How to involve the young people in the management
of the environment?

• Find a very concrete action in which the young
  people can involve themselves in the management
  of the environment.

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Youth Parliament
Participative process
School project
School project
School project
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European project
Federal project
Regional project
Municipal project
School project
School project
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Importance of the project
European project
Cleaning of the European rivers
Federal project
Distribution of gourds in schools
Regional project
Campaign to facilitate the access to water to the
school
Commune project
Organise water party in the municipality
Project of school
Creation of a puddle
Theatre play
Project of class
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Follow-up of the Parliament of young people and
concrete actions
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Testimony of the young people who participated
in the Parliament of the Young Brusselses