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Ideas advancing SDG 4: Quality education

Energy Transition Careers Compass

Discover clean-energy careers across Europe The Energy Transition Careers Compass is a digital platform developed by EYEN with tech partner Green Jobs Tree. It helps young people map skills, training paths, and job opportunities in the clean-energy sector, from community energy to grid modernisation. What you can do - Explore career pathways matched to your interests (engineering, policy, community organising, trades) - Use the compass to plan skills development before applying to local energy programmes - Share the tool with schools and youth groups in your city How to participate - Visit the Careers Compass via EYEN projects - Pair exploration with EYEN volunteer roles to gain practical experience Why it matters The energy transition needs builders at every skill level. A youth-focused careers map lowers the barrier from curiosity to paid work in local clean-energy projects.

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Programme nearbyCommunity Brussels

OpenPolicy Europe civic engagement

Understand EU energy policy, then act locally OpenPolicy Europe is an EYEN project that helps young citizens navigate European policy landscapes and take informed civic action. It bridges Brussels-level energy debates with what residents can advocate for in their own municipalities. What you can do - Use OpenPolicy Europe to learn how EU clean-energy policies affect your city - Organise a local reading group or workshop using the platform's materials - Connect municipal climate plans with EU frameworks your council can access How to participate - Explore the project via EYEN, Our Projects - Join EYEN as a member organisation or volunteer to co-develop civic tools Why it matters Energy transition succeeds when citizens know which levers exist, local, national, and EU. OpenPolicy Europe turns abstract policy into actionable civic literacy.

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Programme nearbyCommunity London

Connect classrooms to the ocean with Ocean Conservation Trust

Bring ocean literacy into local schools The Ocean Conservation Trust runs assemblies, rockpool sessions, and teacher packs so children in Plymouth and partner cities meet the sea as neighbours, not screensavers. What you can do - Book an education visit or download free lesson plans for your school - Volunteer as a parent helper on shore walks and tank talks - Link classes with local harbour groups restoring seagrass nearby How it works Educators bring touch tanks, stories, and simple experiments. Schools continue projects term to term: litter audits, art, and snorkel club sign-ups. Why it matters Kids who know their bay protect it as adults: ocean care starts with muddy boots, not guilt slides.

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Programme nearbyCommunity London

Programme nearbyCommunity Munich

Make schools heat-resilient with cool heads in Munich

Make schools heat-resilient with cool heads in Munich Munich partners (Münchener Rück Stiftung, Munich Science Communication Lab at LMU, and KLUG) host public evenings on hitzeresiliente Schulen: how classrooms stay healthy when temperatures spike. The pattern travels: map hot corridors, plant shade, open cool rooms, and involve parents and students in heat plans. What you can do - Watch for school heat evenings on the Hitzeaktionstag calendar - Ask your Schulelternbeirat or facility manager for a cool-room protocol and drinking-water stations - Pair with local Health for Future groups for clinic and school heat checklists How it works Education and health actors share evidence on learning under heat, then schools pilot shade, timetable shifts, and cool spaces. Residents bring lived classroom experience into municipal heat plans. Why it matters Children cannot wait for a distant climate target when July already melts concentration by noon.

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Programme nearbyCommunity New Delhi

India: Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)

Community habits for responsible consumption Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), launched at COP26, promotes mindful consumption across seven themes: water, energy, waste, e-waste, single-use plastics, sustainable food, and healthy lifestyles. Campaigns include Plant 4 Mother tree planting and Clean Coast Safe Sea coastal action. What you can do - Join Eco clubs in schools: over 1.4 million schools participate - Plant trees through Plant 4 Mother and track community totals - Adopt LiFE-aligned product choices as Eco-mark rules expand demand for efficient goods How to participate - Connect with local Mission LiFE coordinators and Eco club networks - Organise neighbourhood clean-ups linked to Clean Coast Safe Sea Why it matters Mission LiFE links individual habits to measurable community outcomes: billions of trees planted through collective action since 2024.

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Programme nearbyCommunity Barcelona

Spain: Barcelona Energy Advice Points

One-stop shops for efficiency and energy poverty relief Since 2017, Barcelona has run 11 Energy Advice Points integrated into municipal housing offices. Multidisciplinary teams help residents: especially vulnerable households: upgrade home efficiency, access social tariffs, and avoid supply disconnections. What you can do - Walk in to an Energy Advice Point for personalised bill and retrofit guidance - Volunteer or train as an energy advisor through the programme's employment pathway - Replicate the one-stop-shop model in your city using Barcelona's public documentation How to participate - Visit a municipal Energy Advice Point in Barcelona - Cities outside Spain can adapt the model with IEA case-study evidence for funding pitches Why it matters Over 37 000 people assisted in 2024 alone; 96% of households receiving bill relief were in social vulnerability. Advice points turn abstract efficiency policy into door-level care.

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Programme nearbyCommunity Addis Ababa

BeSingularity youth sales training

Practical sales skills for young job seekers BeSingularity (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) tackles youth unemployment by training young people in practical sales skills. Led by a women-driven team, the programme has already trained more than 10,000 young people according to Impacc's portfolio listing. What you can do - Apply to training cohorts as a young person seeking employable sales skills - Partner as a local business willing to mentor graduates or offer trial placements - Replicate the model: short, practical sales labs linked to real products communities already need How to participate - Check current intake dates via the BeSingularity portfolio page Why it matters First jobs often start with confidence and a single marketable skill. A women-led training house that measures graduates in the thousands shows what neighbourhood-scale workforce building can look like.

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Programme nearbyCommunity Berlin

Abfallberatung: local waste advisor network in Berlin

Abfallberatung: local waste advisor network in Berlin Every German municipality runs a kommunale Abfallberatung: waste advisors who answer practical questions about avoidance, separation, collection schedules, and special disposals in Berlin. Rules share the same basics nationwide, but local bins, dates, and exceptions differ street by street. What you can do - Enter your five-digit postcode on the advisor finder and call or email your regional contact - Ask about yellow-bin contents, bio-waste, glass colours, bulky waste, hazardous items, or composting at home - Request school visits, event planning help, or materials for your tenant association or club How to participate - Use Abfallberaterin finden to reach your local advisor: consultation is free - Advisors cover waste avoidance, recycling paths, recycling centres, bin ordering, and business waste basics Why it matters One wrong item in the yellow sack can spoil a whole batch at the sorting plant. A five-minute call to someone who knows your district's rules prevents that: and often saves money on bin fees.

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Programme nearbyCommunity Brasilia

Host the travelling SESI Lab near you

Host the travelling SESI Lab near you SESI Lab Itinerante packs about ten interactive apparatuses plus a workshop area so the museum experience can travel across the Distrito Federal and other Brazilian states. Schools and local partners can request the kit and add teacher formation shaped to local needs, and everything the museum builds is mirrored in a free digital acervo. What you can do - Explore the travelling exhibits and oficinas in the acervo Itinerante - Ask your school network, municipal culture desk, or SESI regional office how to host a stop - Rebuild the workshop recipes (light badges, motor cars, electric insects, conductive dough) in a classroom, using the published tutorials - Run the free digital exhibition BioOCAnomia Amazônica with students: it puts bioeconomy, biodiversity conservation, and reducing climate change impacts at the centre of Amazonian development How it works The itinerant set carries a slice of the long-duration exhibition and of the educational action programme. Hosts negotiate dates and training with SESI Lab, so there is no permanent street pin because the venue moves. The digital acervo stays open to anyone with a connection, at no cost. Why it matters Inquiry science should not stop at the Rodoviária. A travelling lab plus an open archive lets a distant classroom touch the same phenomena, and reuse the same lesson, as the Esplanada galleries.

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