🧩 Project Overview
🌍 Explore how youth workers can support young people facing ecological social and economic crises
🏘️ Learn from the real story of Lakabe Ecovillage rebuilt from an abandoned village
🎲 Use Bridgedale a toolbox with 80+ interactive games exercises and stories
🧠 Work with society economy ecology and culture through non formal education
🤝 Practice facilitation and step into the role of leading activities
🌱 Discover regenerative practices from ecovillages and intentional communities
🔥 Strengthen hope agency and community based alternatives for the future
📍 Location
🌄 Lakabe Ecovillage Basque Country Spain 🇪🇸
📅 Activity Dates
🗓️ 04.05.2026 – 11.05.2026
⏳ Application Deadline
📌 01.03.2026
👥 Participant Profile
🎂 Youth workers educators youth leaders mentors facilitators aged 18+
🌍 Residents or citizens of Italy 🇮🇹 Spain 🇪🇸 France 🇫🇷 Ukraine 🇺🇦 Poland 🇵🇱 Serbia 🇷🇸 Croatia 🇭🇷 Germany 🇩🇪
🗣️ Fluent English required
🌱 Interested in grassroots change community resilience and youth empowerment
🧠 Basic awareness of the global polycrisis and motivation to explore solutions
🤝 Willing to work in a multicultural group and practice facilitation
💚 Applicants from marginalised groups are prioritised
🎯 What You Will Gain
🛠️ Practical facilitation tools for youth work and community learning
🎭 Hands on experience leading games and storytelling based activities
🌍 Deeper understanding of regenerative communities and alternatives
🤝 Strong international network of youth workers and organisations
🔥 Inspiration confidence and embodied learning for real world impact
🏡 Accommodation & Conditions
🏠 Stay in the Lakabe Ecovillage environment surrounded by nature
🍽️ Food accommodation and travel costs covered by Erasmus+ within limits
🚆 Participants from Spain Italy France and Germany are expected to travel by land
🌿 Emphasis on responsible and sustainable travel
🔗 Application Link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctFjRcwQ_863DNeH2gx2pZxKwUNr5ehkElkZ8m1-PChT4vsw/viewform
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