Building Alternatives: Strengthening youth networks and inter-regional exchange in the field of environmental sustainability
The Youth exchange 'Building Alternatives: Strengthening youth networks and inter-regional exchange in the field of environmental sustainability', took place in August in the village Sarikum on the Black Sea coast in Turkey.
The main theme of the youth exchange was building and disseminating the sustainable alternatives, and strengthening the inter-regional inter-cultural dialogue and cooperation. The objective of the exchange was to strengthen youth networks and cooperation in the field of environment sustainability. The exchange brought together youth active in local environmental, social and political projects and give them opportunity to exchange personal experiences and new ideas related to socially-, economically- and environmentally sustainable individual and community lifestyle.
The exchange included participants from Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey, Netherlands, Macedonia, and Serbia. The participants were the members of grassroots organizations who have started developing campaigns on the energy related issues and began promoting energy saving, etc. The exchange had encouraged both cooperation and further promotion of the sustainable energy alternatives.