Through a multi-stakeholder European partnership, this project seeks to develop the skills of third-place facilitators, structure exchanges between researchers and practitioners, and create innovative educational tools to support citizens in adopting more sustainable practices.
The project brings together five organisations from four countries, all committed to ecology, citizen participation, and collective intelligence.
Main Objectives
- strengthen third places as key actors in the ecological transition;
- create a European toolbox to raise awareness of the ecological transition among different target groups;
- professionalize facilitators through targeted training in ecology and collective intelligence;
- build sustainable European cooperation between third places, researchers, and educational actors;
- develop a White Paper for advocacy purposes to help inform local and European public policies.
Partnership
The consortium is composed of:
- LICA – France (coordinator)
- Pour la Solidarité – PLS – Belgium
- Tiers‑Lab des Transitions – France
- NOD Makerspace NGO – Romania
- CEES – Environmental Education Centre of Velvento‑Siatista – Greece
Expected Impact
- Develop a European community of third places engaged in the ecological transition.
- Provide local actors with a practical and adaptable toolkit.
- Strengthen the skills and capacities of facilitators and practitioners.
- Mobilize citizens in participatory ecological activities.
- Influence public policies through a co‑constructed European White Paper.
