A training course equipping youth workers from eight countries to lead sustainable change in their organisations, and to co-create a practical SustainAbility Toolkit.
Many youth workers already recognise the urgency of environmental challenges but lack confidence or tested practices for integrating sustainability into their projects. This project equips them with practical tools, eco-friendly methods and a deeper sense of responsibility, so they can act as credible role models rather than well-meaning amateurs.
The core activity is a seven-day training course in Alicante, from 3 to 9 September 2026, bringing together 26 participants and two trainers in a youth residence with indoor and outdoor spaces. Each of the eight partner organisations sends three participants: two experienced youth workers and one person with fewer opportunities who is motivated to become a youth worker. That design puts peer learning between experienced staff and newcomers at the centre, while keeping the project accessible to those who face barriers.
The programme covers European and local environmental challenges, the sharing of good and bad practice between NGOs, eco-friendly event management including waste sorting, sustainable catering and green transport, and reflection sessions based on Youthpass competences.
The main tangible output is the SustainAbility Toolkit, a 15 to 20 page practical resource of eco-tips tailored to youth organisations, co-created by the participants and made freely available online for other NGOs across Europe to adapt. Each partner NGO commits to adopting at least one new eco-friendly practice, and to running two follow-up workshops locally, sixteen in total.
Co-funded by the European Union · Erasmus+ KA153-YOU