SAFE

"SAFE" combines urban environmental protection and volunteer engagement with media literacy and community empowerment and networking.

Despite the urgency of climate and environmental protection, still only a few groups, even in the Berlin metropolitan region, are sufficiently informed and engaged in their immediate environment to contribute to urban environmental protection. At the same time, the 1.5 degree target is moving further and further away and the consequences of climate change are becoming more and more noticeable for us in Germany and Berlin as well. The interest and the urge to act with regard to pressing environmental issues are there. Young adults with and without migration backgrounds find themselves facing this overwhelming prospect in the big city, in their neighborhoods and districts, often without concrete options for action.

The project "SAFE. Sustainable Action for Future Engagement" contributes to urban environmental protection by strengthening voluntary engagement and volunteerism. Under the motto "Think global, act local", interested people with and without a migration background learn about effective engagement for urban environmental and climate protection, the participants become enthusiastic about active participation, learn important skills for media support and come into diverse contact with other engaged people and established actors in urban society.

Overview of project activities 2024:

Digital Preparatory meeting and getting to know each other (June 25, 2024)

Interested participants and partners meet for a practice-oriented introduction to the topics of environmental protection and commitment.

Three media workshops 

• Media workshop 1: July 02-03 (tbc.)
• Media workshop 2: July 09-10 (tbc.)
• Media workshop 3: July 16-17 (tbc.)

Do you already have an idea for a media product to visualise your vision? Great! In three media workshops, you will learn how to work with different media formats (e.g. podcast, video and graphic design) with the support of experienced trainers. It is possible to take part in several media workshops. In the workshops, you will develop initial ideas for your own content and create prototypes that you can later continue in the project and implement independently.

Implementation phase with supervision (August - September 2024)

During an individual work phase, you will continue to develop your media products and create the first versions of your podcasts, graphics or videos based on the resulting prototypes, which are dedicated to urban environmental protection or commitment and call on others to join in.

Berlin Action Day (September 21, 2024)

The highlight is the annual Berlin Action Day on the third Saturday in September, where all participants are actively involved and can organise their own campaigns in the city with their communities and as a group.

Networking meeting with volunteer actors (October 25, 2024)

At a networking meeting, you and interested parties from the city's communities will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with other volunteering stakeholders, present the final media products and get to know volunteering in Berlin at a market of opportunities. Participation in the previous project activities is a prerequisite for participation.

Why should you take part in the project?

• Have you always wanted to get involved in urban environmental protection in Berlin?
• Would you like to network with other (young) adults and like-minded people?
• Have you always wanted to know how content can be packaged in podcasts, videos and graphic design for specific target groups and acquire new digital skills?
• Would you like to gain experience in voluntary work, get in touch with different communities in the neighbourhood and actively participate in the Berlin Action Day?

    ... If so, register here for our SAFE project ↓

What are the participation requirements?

• You are at least 18 years old,
• You are interested in the climate and urban environmental protection,
• You want to get involved in civil society and make a difference right on your doorstep,
• You see social media as a creative way to inform, reach and convince people,
• You speak English,
• And you have time to take part in the above-mentioned project activities.

Click here to register. The registration deadline is 10 June 2024.

The project is funded by the BMI on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag.