News and Events

March and April were busy months for the Mindchangers team of Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles!

The Mindchangers Summit 2023 in Baden-Württemberg

At the second Mindchangers Summit on April 15th, 2023 at the "Fair Handeln", an international exhibition focusing on fair trade and globally responsible trade and activities in Stuttgart.

CleanUp Craiova workshop

The workshop also included a session of questions and answers led by the invited speaker Tana Foarfa, Director of Europuls and policy advisor at the European Parliament.

Eco Shade “A clean country for the future!”

On April 25th, CEDRU Association organized the 2nd debate as part of their EcoShades project. This debate took place at the Omnia Hall of the "Henri Coandă" Theoretical High School in Craiova, engaging high school students on the topic of "A clean country for the future!".

Hors-Champ 2023

This year, InforJeune Entre-Sambre-Et-Meuse is implementing “Hors-Champ” as one of granted projects from the second call for proposals in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

TikTok, Instagram and Climate Justice!

2nd Capacity Building 2023 in Baden-Württemberg .

Our promise to the Planet!

Spring started with another interesting activity organized within the EcoShades project.

Terre de Diversité

This year, Association des Compagnons Bâtisseurs is implementing “Terre de Diversité” as one of the granted projects from the second call for proposals in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

A project implemented by the Junior Chamber International Association (JCI) Craiova

CleanUP Craiova aims to educate young people’s behaviour towards recycling and to stimulate dialogue and partnership between the local community and representatives of the recycling sector at local level.

Speak about climate change and make things change!

In Dolj County, the GAIA - Green Action Involvement Awareness project, implemented by the Active Yourope Association and sub-granted within the Mindchangers project, launched the invitation to fill in a short questionnaire online.

Be the voice of your generation!

CEDRU Association and "Henri Coandă" Theoretical High School organised on February 15th 2023 the first debate for high school students as part of the EcoShades project, on the topic of "Be the voice of your generation! Our climate, our future!"

Escape Game on the Sustainable Development Goals

A project run by Louvain Coopération, UCLouvain and Maison du Développement Durable.

Partnership – a question of perspective!

Communication as a success factor for the practice.

The capacity-building workshops have resumed in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles!

The grantees from the second call for proposals in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles met on the 14th and 21st of February for their first two capacity-building workshops.

Our climate, our future – Training educators to ACT

In Dolj County, a new project funded within the Mindhcangers’ subgranting action, started its activities on raising awareness and promoting youth engagement in addressing environmental challenges.

Mindchangers start-up seminar in Dolj country for the second-round grantees

Consorzio ONG Piemontesi (COP), in collaboration with the University of Craiova, organised an additional start-up seminar for the second-round grantees selected within the sub-granting action of the Mindchangers Project in Dolj County.

The new granted projects are launched in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

On the 12th of January, the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles held its start-up seminar for the 10 newly granted projects from the 2022 Mindchangers call for proposals. During the whole day, the grantees had the opportunity to get to know each other and to meet those from the 2021 call for proposals.

Mindchangers in Piedmont renewed its commitment towards youth engagement in the 2030 Agenda

The 23rd of January more than fifty people representing the sixteen projects financed in Piedmont took part to the start-up seminar for grantees in Toolbox, the biggest and oldest coworking space in Italy.

Communicating human rights and environmental issues through arts

08/02/2023

by Federica Benedetti and Ilaria Tiana

Thoughts regarding Migrant Workers at the beginning of a New Year

20/01/2023

Most of us consider December to be a month of beauty, generosity, gifts and harmony: the winter holidays are what make us rethink for a while our relationships with those around us, the world and the beauty we enjoy every day.

Jianca Isalnita greenhouses

20/01/2023

As part of the project Youth are shaping the Future, Go Romania (together with other non-governmental organizations and associations) carried out – as part of the Mindchangers project – several non-formal activities and workshops at the Jianca Isalnita greenhouses (Dolj County).

CSOs form Dolj County confirm a strong commitment towards environmental education

A total of three projects have been financed in the second call for proposal in the Dolj County. The projects leads are three Civil Society Organizations since the call in the Dolj County was restricted to CSOs.

Youth Creates Change in Baden-Württemberg

Eleven innovative Mindchangers projects were selected for the year 2023 in Baden-Württemberg. Global partnerships and exchange, with countries such as Argentina and the Democratic Republic of Congo, are the core of our new Mindchangers projects.

Sitxeen new projects revamp youth engagement in Piedmont

Sixteen new projects are ready to take off in Piedmont Region. The results of the "Youth and Agenda 2030" second call for proposal have been announced in December.

Ten new Mindchangers projects supported in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles!

The past year has been rich in events and activities for Mindchangers.

The projects of the grantees 2022/2023 are launched on the French side

The 2nd Mindchangers call for projects in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has been supporting 14 projects throughout the region.

Time’s up: check the new granted projects in La Rioja

Thanks to the technical and financial support from the EU DEAR Programme and to all regional partners involved in Mindchangers, La Rioja Region (Spain) managed to select 6 proposals led by local associations for a total funding of €115 375.

The Christmas tree. Let’s plant some biodiversity for Christmas!

19/12/2022

One of the youth groups participating to the project Le Climat change, et toi?, named “The Christmas tree”, wanted to draw attention to a local problem with serious social, environmental and climatic consequences - the monoculture of Christmas trees in the province of Luxembourg (Belgium).

Act Now

06/12/2022

Team Action Climat (TAC) is a project bringing together young people who want to take action in favour of the climate and the environment.

Team Action Climat

06/12/2022

Team Action Climat (TAC) is a project bringing together young people who want to take action in favour of the climate and the environment.

Permacham – “Champ à Mailles”

06/12/2022

“Champ à Mailles” (aka “Cham”) is the collective, participatory and intergenerational vegetable garden of Maison Verte et Bleue, where Brussels residents from all backgrounds can meet each other and develop nourishing bonds with their community.

Mindchangers goes Berlin!

25 young Mindchangers from the region Baden-Württemberg were invited by Rudi Hoogvliet to a visit of the Baden-Württemberg State Representation in Berlin.

Mindchangers Generation and its radical Youthopias

Get a glimpse of what Mindchangers Generation was in this article.

Climate change meets migration at the DEAR Exchange Hub

by Ilaria Tiana and Federica Benedetti

SEED PROJECT

Back to the event: success for the opening of the Sans frontières exhibition

Young activists for circular economy in Turin and in Mbao

by Federica Benedetti and Giulia Mallo

Activism and education against enviromental devastation: the example of Bormida Valley

13/10/2022

The importance of activism and education as countervailing forces to environmental devastation.

New granted projects in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

13/10/2022

Discover the grantees of the second French Mindchangers call for proposals.

Students Mindchangers as multipliers

13/10/2022

The “Students Mindchangers” project, led by Eclosio in partnership with Accord d’Ebène, aims to train a group of student-relays on migration issues.

Mindchangers Capacity Building at the Youth Forum 2022

Young people for a better world: at the Youth Forum 2022 in Rust (DE), Mindchangers, young people and teachers shared their ideas on climate change and migration.

Mindchangers’ hummingbirds landed at Esperanzah!

On 28 and 29 July 2022, Mindchangers set up its stand at the Esperanzah! Festival. Two days under the scorching sun in the company of other associations in the ‘Village des Possibles’ to get the attention of festival-goers on topics related to climate and migration.

Klima Azubis – a project by Ulmer Initiativkreis für nachhaltige Entwicklung e.V.

The mindchangers project Klima Azubis is providing a seminar for young trainees and apprentices of different companies that focuses on building competences on the topic of climate change and climate justice.

Stepping up the Engagement Pyramid: “Quartier Circolare” has something to say