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Re-Forage: Empowering Youth for Sustainable Change
Re-Forage equips young people with essential skills and knowledge to make sustainable choices and become catalysts for environmental change. Through hands-on experiences in both urban and rural settings, we're cultivating a future where sustainability is a way of life.
Our Mission

Create Awareness
Promote behavior change for positive environmental impact
Develop Competencies
Build applied sustainability skills in rural and urban contexts
Empower Youth
Transform participants into true agents of change
Re-Forage is motivated by the urgent need to address environmental challenges while reviving historical heritage through sustainable living practices among youth.
Who We Serve
Urban Youth Workers
Operating in settings with limited green spaces and heightened pollution levels, requiring tailored approaches to environmental awareness. Each partner organization contributes at least 6 participants.
Rural Youth Workers
Living outside cities, these participants are familiar with traditional practices like agriculture but seek to enhance their skills in sustainability and conservation. Each partner contributes at least 6 participants.
1. Discover Phase
Planting the Seeds
Recruitment of participants, creating awareness about the project purpose and engaging with youth.
Tending the Garden
7-day training retreat in Gotland, Sweden at a remote ecovillage, discovering sustainable practices through workshops and hands-on activities.
Collecting the Seeds
Documenting the process and harvesting knowledge of near-forgotten essential skills like gardening, sewing, and foraging.
2. Experiment Phase
Online Leadership Workshops
Three comprehensive sessions on personal leadership and behavior change to maintain engagement.
Co-Create Retreat in Denmark
5-day experiential learning journey to apply new skills in different contexts.
Ongoing Mentorship
Continuous support to guide participants in implementing sustainability initiatives.
3. Apply Phase
1
Co-Create Solutions
Host online participatory workshops to develop sustainable solutions tailored to specific contexts.
2
Implement Projects
Support participants in executing sustainability initiatives in their local communities with guidance and resources.
3
Document & Share
Develop multimedia materials including videos and infographics to share project progress and outcomes.
4
Become Ambassadors
Encourage participants to inspire others by sharing their experiences and organizing dissemination events.
Our Approach
Learn
Gain knowledge through workshops and training retreats
Practice
Apply skills in both rural and urban environments
Share
Document and disseminate sustainable solutions
Adapt
Refine approaches based on community feedback
Creating Ripples of Change
Community Impact
Small collective actions empower youth to create meaningful environmental change locally.
Skill Revival
Revitalizing traditional foraging skills adapted for today’s sustainability needs.
Future Legacy
Sowing seeds today to nurture a lasting legacy of sustainability for future generations.
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