🇩🇪 Erasmus+ Training Course in Germany 💧 Water Matters 🌿 Water Sustainability, Environmental Education & Youth Work, Stuttgart 🇩🇪
Water Matters is a fully-funded Erasmus+ Training Course in Stuttgart, Germany, bringing together 30 youth workers from six countries to develop practical skills in water sustainability, pollution prevention, and environmental community engagement. Over nine days combining workshops, field visits, climate sessions, and intercultural exchange, participants will leave equipped to design and implement local water-related projects with the young people they work with — and will receive a Youthpass certificate documenting their learning.
🌍 Did You Know? Stuttgart is one of Germany's most innovative and green cities — home to world-renowned engineering, extensive forest parks covering nearly a third of the city, and a pioneering urban mobility network. It sits in a valley surrounded by hills and vineyards, and is one of the few major European cities where wine grapes are grown within the city limits — making it a uniquely livable and environmentally conscious place to gather for a training on water and sustainability.
What Will You Do?
💧 Explore the importance of water in daily life and develop a deeper understanding of water sustainability and conservation
🌡️ Examine the connections between water, climate change, and scenario planning for future environmental challenges
🏭 Participate in a water pollution workshop and field visits to urban water systems
⚖️ Explore water, health, and social justice — including water as a human right and advocacy strategies
🌍 Develop water diplomacy skills and pitch community-based water project ideas
🤝 Engage in team-building, community interaction activities, and intercultural nights with participants from six countries
📋 Design and plan local Water Matters initiatives to implement in your home community after the training
🎓 Receive a Youthpass certificate validating skills across 8 Key Competences at the closing ceremony
🌍 Did You Know? Freshwater scarcity is one of the defining challenges of the 21st century — by 2050, an estimated 5 billion people could face water shortages. Youth workers who understand water sustainability are uniquely positioned to educate and mobilise young people on one of the most urgent environmental issues of our time, connecting local action to global impact.
Who Can Apply?
🎂 Youth workers aged 18 and above residing in one of the six eligible partner countries
🌿 Motivated to develop new skills in environmental education, water sustainability, and community-based youth work
🌍 Open-minded and ready to contribute to an intercultural learning environment with diverse perspectives and backgrounds
💪 Committed to applying knowledge gained to real environmental challenges in your local community after the training
📢 Willing to carry out dissemination tasks as a selected participant — sharing the project's work and outcomes in your home context
⚠️ Do not book any travel tickets before receiving travel proposals and approval from the coordinators
🏥 Participants must arrange their own health and travel insurance
Programme Overview
📅 Day 1: Arrival, welcome meeting, and getting to know each other
📅 Day 2: Project introduction, team-building, and the importance of water in daily life
📅 Day 3: Water quiz and footprint workshop — community interaction activity
📅 Day 4: Water and climate change, scenario planning, cultural visit and intercultural night
📅 Day 5: Water pollution workshop and field visits to urban water systems
📅 Day 6: Water, health and social justice — water as a human right, open space workshops
📅 Day 7: Water diplomacy, advocacy strategies, and pitching water-related project ideas
📅 Day 8: Networking, project planning, final evaluation, Youthpass ceremony and farewell evening
📅 Day 9: Breakfast and departures
Accommodation, Food & Travel
🏠 Shared accommodation in rooms of 2–3 people — exact venue location in the Stuttgart region will be shared with selected participants; reachable by public transport
🍽️ Three meals per day included throughout the training
✈️ Travel costs covered — participants will receive travel proposals from the coordinators; no tickets may be booked without prior approval
🏥 Participants must arrange their own health and travel insurance — keep all tickets, boarding passes, invoices, and payment confirmations for reimbursement
💰 No participation fee — fully funded by Erasmus+
Key Information
Eligible Countries
🇩🇪 Germany, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
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