How to raise awareness with the young people and involve

them in a participative process in water ?

• Non-profit organisation : education for Sustainable development

• Learning to live sustainably• In the 3 regions of Belgium and in Morocco• Team : 40 co-workers

GREEN : presentation

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

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 • …

Projects by GREEN

• 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

Parliament of the Brussels Youngsters for the Environment

• 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

OBJECTIVES of the Parliament of the Brussels Youngsters

Steps to reach the 5th Parliament

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

How to involve the young people in the management of the environment?

School project

Youth Parliament

School project School project

Participative process

School project

Regional project

Federal project

European project

Municipal project

School project

Project of school

Regional project

Federal project

European project

Commune project

Project of class

Importance of the project

Theatre play

Creation of a puddle

Organise water party in the municipality

Campaign to facilitate the access to water to the school

Distribution of gourds in schools

Cleaning of the European rivers

Follow-up of the Parliament of young people and concrete actions

Testimony of the young people who participated in the Parliament

of the Young Brusselses