{"id":2181,"date":"2021-09-16T01:11:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T01:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecofootprintromania.eu\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2022-03-19T10:36:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T10:36:23","slug":"sustainability-summer-camp-breb-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecofootprintromania.eu\/ro\/uncategorized\/sustainability-summer-camp-breb-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Tab\u0103ra de sustenabilitate din Breb a fost un succes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The eco-awareness and sustainability event that we called Youngsters in Nature has come to an end and we can safely say it has been a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was held between the 1st and the 14th of August and consisted of a summer camp organised in the small traditional village Breb, in Maramure\u0219, Romania. There, 20 young people between the ages of 12 and 21 coming from urban areas learned about why and how to live a more sustainable lifestyle and put the acquired knowledge about ecology and sustainability into practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is No Planet B Sign held up by the participants on the field behind the traditional house at Cop\u0103ci\u0219, Breb.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Every morning started with an intense workout organised by our sporty supervisors Alexander and Teodor, and a filling but environmentally-friendly breakfast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The participants would then split into four groups and attend crafts workshops. These included spinning, weaving, carpentry, sculpture, shoemaking, breadmaking, fence-making, house isolation, and natural materials architecture. By the end of the camp, every group tried out each craft at least once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The point of this exercise was not so much for them to build practical skills in each craft – this would take years – but for them to be exposed to the variety of products one can obtain with just natural materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The afternoons were meant for developing a more theoretical understanding of the ecological crisis and sustainability. After lunch came the quiet hour, meant for reading books about sustainability and preparing presentations on various relevant topics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediately after that, the participants would attend a 3-hour session – with breaks, of course – about various topics in ecology and sustainability, held by Prof. Dr. Carmen Postolache and Alexander Rotter. These classes presented complex topics in a way that can be understood by the age group of the participants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the material was sometimes still quite heavy, we were delighted to realise during an informal session at the beginning of the second week how much the young participants actually remembered from what they had been taught. The more active and informal brainstorming sessions seemed to work quite well in conjunction with the formal passive classes because they engaged the teenagers’ minds more. It made them think issues through more carefully in order to be able to explain them to the rest of the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The classes were followed by dinner, and either free time, team sports, or various activities in a more relaxed atmosphere, often by the campfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An early bedtime ensured that the participants kept up their energy levels required in order to keep up with the high pace and wide variety of the activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecological Footprint Testing to Measure the Impact of the Camp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the summer camp, the participants underwent a second ecological footprint testing based on their lifestyle in the camp. This will later serve as a comparison to the initial testing, which the same young people had done while living in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By using ecological toilets and showers with water heated by the sun, both water and heating energy were saved. The limited use of electronic devices ensured a minimal use of electricity. Additionally, the participants were mainly walking around the village, or using means of public transport – sometimes when attending workshops for example -, which minimised fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday during the second week, an almost 0-carbon lifestyle was attempted. On this day, in addition to all the other measures taken during the camp, all meals were vegan and self-cooked, and no electrical lights were used. Hence, the kids went to sleep quite early too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crafts Workshops for Increased Eco-Awareness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\uddf6 As part of the sustainability summer camp in Breb, we showed the kids traditional crafts in order to make them more conscious about the provenance of the products they are using and to show them that some useful things can be obtained without the help of a highly polluting industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udc11 Am \u00eenceput prin sc\u0103lm\u00e2narea l\u00e2nii \u0219i apoi am trecut la tors, procesul prin care l\u00e2na devine fir de a\u021b\u0103 din care putem \u021bese mai apoi haine, p\u0103turi, tr\u0103istu\u021be \u0219i alte obiecte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83e\uddf6 Dup\u0103 ce l\u00e2na a fost sc\u0103lm\u00e2nat\u0103 \u0219i firul a fost confec\u021bionat prin tors, copiii au \u00eenceput s\u0103 foloseasc\u0103 firul de l\u00e2n\u0103 pentru a \u021bese. Mai \u00eent\u00e2i au \u021besut la gherghef, iar mai apoi la r\u0103zboi (glisa\u021bi imaginile pentru a vedea cum se lucreaz\u0103 la r\u0103zboiul de \u021besut).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83e\udeb5 Continu\u00e2nd atelierele me\u0219te\u0219ug\u0103re\u0219ti menite s\u0103 \u00eei fac\u0103 mai aten\u021bi la cum folosesc obiectele din jurul lor, tinerii au \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat s\u0103 lucreze \u00een lemn, \u00eencep\u00e2nd cu sculptura pe suprafa\u021ba lemnului utiliz\u00e2nd dalta \u0219i ciocanul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udfe0 V-a\u021bi \u00eentrebat vreodat\u0103 cum se izoleaz\u0103 casele din lemn rotund? Se folose\u0219te un material ob\u021binut din p\u0103m\u00e2nt, b\u0103legar \u0219i f\u00e2n. Cei 20 de tineri au \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat \u00een tab\u0103r\u0103 aceast\u0103 veche tehnic\u0103 de izola\u021bie care folose\u0219te materiale g\u0103site \u00een jurul casei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udfe0 C\u0103tre finalul atelierelor, to\u021bi tinerii au participat la o sesiune organizat\u0103 de arhitectul \u0219i constructorul casei despre metodele de a construi o cas\u0103 din materiale naturale, a\u0219a cum este cea \u00een care au locuit timp de dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni. Au aflat \u0219i de ce pentru mediu \u0219i comunitatea local\u0103 este benefic s\u0103 construim astfel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suntem ferm convin\u0219i c\u0103 tinerii au \u00een\u021beles semnifica\u021bia acestor ateliere me\u0219te\u0219ug\u0103re\u0219ti: se poate tr\u0103i \u0219i \u00een comuniune cu natura, nu doar \u00eempotriva ei. Putem folosi ceea ce natura ne ofer\u0103 pentru a produce manual unele lucruri de care avem nevoie \u00een via\u021ba de zi cu zi, \u00een loc s\u0103 ne baz\u0103m pe o industrie poluant\u0103 care \u00eemboln\u0103ve\u0219te P\u0103m\u00e2ntul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cu pa\u0219i mici c\u0103tre o schimbare mai mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local Media Reported about Our Sustainability Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to M\u0103riuca Verde\u0219, our project was presented on local TV:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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