Ecology Camp

In the nowadays world ecology is badly affected by the pollution, vehicles, fabrics and etc. The ecology of Sumgait where our organization is situated, also undergoes the negative effect of these factors. Therefore, as the association, in order to increase awareness about ecology, we organize ecology camp in each summer in the villages. By this project our main target group is schoolchildren aged between 12 and 16. We as an association believe that working with youth is the most efficient way to share ideas and to build healthy society. During the camp there will be activities, seminars, and workshops in the basis of informal learning system. When the camp is over, in the schools ecoclubs will be created, and each participant will be team-leader of the club. His/her main aim in the club will be to attract more children to the club and hold the activities. In order to check quality of dissemination, from our association certain members will be responsible to help, advise, and control the ecoclubs. This project is taking the ecology and active citizenship missions of our organization. The general missions of our association are listed below:
- to deliver the importance of non-formal education in life long learning process;
- to make the youth be aware of their civic responsibility and increase active citizenship;
- to promote healthy lifestyle and show the consequences of bad habits;
- to raise environmental awareness and the significance of ecological protection among the youth;
- to advocate for human rights and equality;
- to underpin peace building and conflict prevention;
- to promote the concept of social entrepreneurship;
- to support local schoolchildren and students in their self-development process.