Act4Change’s Project Rave Engages Youth to Radically Change their Impact on Sustainable Development in 2021: Lessons Learned From Esd Practice

In this paper, Belgian youth organization Act4Change reports on its first experience facilitating Project RAVE. Project RAVE is an innovative ESD trajectory for Belgian youngsters who have an interest in sustainability yet lack the necessary competencies and concrete projects to actively contribute to sustainable change. During the learning journey, they acquire membership of a community of like-minded youngsters plus the key competencies which allow them to take action as a sustainable changemaker. In 2021, the design, coaching, facilitation and follow-up of Project RAVE were all realized by the young volunteers of Act4Change. While the pilot case realized most of the learning objectives, it also offered insight on some relevant challenges and limitations when this form of ESD is almost fully carried out by youngsters.

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