22/11/2019
Poland
participants
The main objective of the project was to increase awareness about our planet’s condition, influence of people’s everyday activities and to expose the students to the “zero waste” idea. We wanted to depict our participants the impact of human race on the planet’s ecosystem and how everyday activities, which may not be recognized as crucial at a first glance, can significantly change our influence on our planet.
The project was focused on approaching the locals and students community the idea of “zero-waste” and “being eco-friendly”. During two weeks of the events we presented to students how to introduce “reusable thinking” and eco-friendly habits into everyday life.
We passed them our knowledge and ideas through various workshop such as:
- Plant Based Cooking
- Alternative Cooking (zero waste)
- Your Eco Bag & Remake Your Clothes
- Homemade Beauty Products & Gifts
- Internship Opportunities (about finding the internships in companies focused on ecology)
Moreover, we held the online promotion of search engine, Ecosia, which enables planting the trees for free all over the world.
Students could also check their carbon footprint and get to know how crucial impact on environment the consumption of various types of meat has.
Furthermore, we tried to draw students attention on maintenance of environmental balance during the lecture about textile industry and water usage.
Thanks to our project, participants have realised that being “eco-friendly” everyday is not that difficult. Lots of them told us that they introduced the changes we proposed into their lives. They also started to care about our planet’s condition and suggested their own ways to save the Earth. In addition, cooking and DIY classes enhanced students’ creativity, so that they found interesting ways of reusing the items and materials they already had at home.