Youth Exchange Eco Changemaker
Last week, Boodaville and Asociatia AIDE team ran a youth exchange for 30 young people!
The young volunteers, aged between 17 and 30 came from Spain, Romania, Armenia, Bulgaria and Greece and stayed in the town of Ocnele Mari for 1 week to take part in various activities including cleaning the area of rubbish, visiting local eco-friendly businesses and learning and reflecting about fast Fashion. The topic was worked on in groups, including in the form of a recycling workshop.
There was also a workshops led by Anna centred around the topic of permaculture and the group was visiting AIDE and their project with young children from the village. Looking back, one highlight was definitely the Intercultural Night where everyone was presenting their traditional food, music and dances. An incredible way to connect cultures from all over Europe!
The whole event took place in splendid surroundings – green, lively old-growth forests and little hills – where everyone had a great time!
The exchange was also a wonderful opportunity on personal level because Anna met the Adelina, Andrea, Gabriel and Cezar. She heard about Andrea’s bees, Adelina’s successes with exchanges, and Gabriel helped a lot to get the car to a local mechanic. It really felt like a chance to share, connect and to hear stories about many aspects of life in Romania.
Thank you to all of you and we hope to see you in Spain and share many more projects together!
