Waterford & South Tipperary Community Youth Service
Co. Waterford
Young people travelled from Finland, Spain, Portugal, Armenia and Ireland to Waterford for a week on a Youth Exchange where they engaged with the challenges, connected with each other, and empowered themselves to take actions in their own local communities which are still having positive impacts on the environment and the climate. The young people learned to ‘think globally and act locally’.
OUR WORK
Our Community Action
As a group we wanted to implement something that would have an ongoing impact on our community. After brainstorming, we came up with two ideas. The first was introducing a competition that could be run in schools, that would encourage and educate other young people...
Pictures
Our Poster
Think Globally, Act Locally!!
Testimonials
"The program was an interesting experience. I learned a lot and was really motivated to try and change what I do that affects the environment." -Pau "I found the program educational and fun. I definitely learned more about Climate Justice. I felt that it was rushed...
Photo & Video Gallery
The Our Fair Planet programme has been developed as part of the Youth Climate Justice Fund, administered by the Dept. of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
