Youth exchange “Eco Missions” under the Erasmus+ program will take place from April 1st to 8th, 2025 in Srednogorovo village, Kazanlak municipality. The project is focused on the environment and combating climate change.

Environmental problems in Europe today cannot be ignored, despite all attempts to address them through various initiatives at European and national levels. This is why European institutions prioritize a sustainable “Green Europe.” These project activities aim to provide participants from Romania, Bulgaria, and Spain with concrete and practical knowledge about organizing eco-campaigns and collaborating with local authorities to find the right solutions. Participants will share their experience not only in organizing eco-initiatives but also how they work with local youth and how they connect with local and central authorities (e.g., Municipality, Ministry).

The main topics of the exchange are recycling, composting, separate waste collection, eco-education, contact with institutions, and eco-policy. Through various role-playing games, presentations, making short videos, and other informal methods, participants will develop their organizational and social skills and learn more about planning, preparation, and implementation of eco-initiatives and campaigns. An eco-installation, a dome house, will be built.

This will demonstrate low-energy technologies or so-called passive houses. Training and awareness regarding environmental issues, sustainable development, and ways to protect the environment are highly emphasized in the activities of the association “Youth Center for Development – Mutual Aid”. The goal is to encourage responsible behavior towards nature.