Par Philippe Roudeillat
Published on Aug 3 ’22 at 7:26 PM
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1,000 euros is the sum that the promoters of the project entitled ” Eco-Tour of Europe ».
The latter won the youth challenge scholarship granted each year by the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines) in order to support projects developed by young Saint-Germanois aged 16 to 25.
The winning project, whose total cost is estimated at 8364 euros, aims to highlight ecological initiatives carried out by young Europeans.
“Local initiatives aimed at ecological transition”
“Our project is to produce a documentary on local initiatives aimed at ecological transition provided that they are alive and well anchored in their territory and at the service of the common good; aimed at inspiring and acting on collective imaginations”
The Eco-Tour of Europe includes 3 phases. Initially, they intend to make a traveling study trip for 7 months in two stages: August to November and then February to April.
The project will take them to France for the first 2 months and then to various European countries including the Portugal, Spain, Greece or even the Lithuania.
A video documentary
“It’s about making a video documentary, embellished with film photos and drawings on the role of young people in the creation of a more sober, resilient and sustainable world of tomorrow. The places where we want to immerse ourselves are part of the Wwoofing network which will allow us to fully integrate into the way of life of their inhabitants. We plan to visit 2 per month. »
Wwoofing, what is it?
Wwoofing (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is a worldwide network bringing visitors into contact with organic farmers and aiming “to encourage cultural exchanges, and to build a global community sensitive to ecological agricultural practices. Visitors, or ‘Wwoofers’, spend about half of each day on the farm helping out, learning about organic farming practices, while sharing the life of their host. »
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From December to May, the promoters of the Eco-Tour of Europe intend to concentrate on setting up and finalizing their project.
Raising awareness in schools
Finally, the third and last phase will include actions aimed at young people.
“Using our documentary as support, we will offer awareness workshops in schools, colleges and high schools with the aim of showing that there are concrete and positive ecological initiatives and that young people have their place in them. We will also broadcast our documentary in our respective schools and organize an exhibition of the photos and drawings made during the trip. »
In addition to supporting the initiatives of its youth, it is also this awareness-raising approach that is of great interest to the City of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Since the establishment of this grant in 1998, the City has contributed financially to more than 100 projects, mainly humanitarian, in developing countries.
It has also supported projects related to culture, sport or sustainable development.
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