YGBN Toolkit: Youth with disabilities and health problems

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What is the Youth Going Back to Nature project?

The project ‘’Youth Going Back to Nature – Engage, Connect, Empower’’(YGBN) is dedicated to young people with fewer opportunities and environmentally sustainable outdoor activities. The aim of the project is to promote and contribute to reaching the EU Youth Goals set by young people in Europe.
It is the fruit of a collaboration between professionals from six partnering organizations – Paint and Quarter Horse Foundation (Bulgaria), OAZA (Croatia), Trekkify (Italy), the Lithuanian Sea Museum (Lithuania), QUEST (Belgium) and Equilibre (Estonia).

What is the purpose of this toolkit?

This toolkit is primarily intended for young people with disabilities and health problems. The methodology for creating the toolkit is based on activities in nature. It is generally known that spending time in nature has a positive effect on every person’s physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects. When a person becomes aware of all three aspects, the tools that will be presented here can help them identify their needs and deal with the challenges of everyday life.
Youth with disabilities are among the most marginalized and poorest of the world’s youth population and are more likely to face severe social, economic, and civic disparities as compared to those without disabilities, even in developed countries. For many young people with disabilities, exclusion, isolation, and abuse as well as lack of educational and economic opportunities are daily experiences (UNICEF, 2013). 
We want everyone who uses this toolkit to help themselves and others with the obstacles they face.

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For more information, please reach out to Martina Paone: [email protected]

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