ESC: Think Future 3 - Planetary Challenges

We are Catfarm Education, an association supported by an intentional community located in a farm, in Poussan. Our vision aligns with social innovation and autonomy by raising awareness of the world around us, and broadening cultural understanding. We aim to empower youngsters by providing appealing non-formal education methods through human creativity and technologies. We want at the same time being a playground for the general public to promote mindfulness and to create awareness about our world’s limited resources. In order to contribute with an innovative approach in the educational field, our objectives are: promote the youth activism and implement European volunteer projects; support and develop the knowledge transfer through leaders related to the needs of their home country; influence the general public and motivate them through real opportunities to work, participate, giving and receiving, by following our core values : Community, Sustainability and Creativity. For reaching our aims, we are developing the following activities: -Entrepreneurship, to enhance individual sense of initiative from the idea into the action, manage projects, achieve objectives and strengthen their key skills in a changing society. -Non Violent Communication, to develop empathetic listening, honest expressing and compassion through observations, feelings, needs and requests that leads to mindfulness, tolerance, respect, conflict resolution. -Gender equality, to raise awareness on the gender dynamics, transform old patterns into equal and inclusive communities and challenge sexual orientation discrimination. -Women’s empowerment in the process that creates power in individuals and decision-making over their own lives, society and in their communities. -Permaculture and natural buildings, to construct and inform about the future's need for respectful structures and local development.