Bulgaria-Serbia IPA Cross-Border Programme CCI Number 2007CB16IPO006

Project number: 2007CB16IPO006-2011-2-82 Project name: INCREASE AWARENESS OF YOUTH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - ECOSCHOOL Project partners: Lead partner: Agriculture forestry school “Josif Pancic“, Surdulica, Serbia Project partner 2: Secondary School ''Geo Milev", Trn, Bulgaria Budget: 69 951,93 € Project duration: 12 months Project description: The project envisioned and achieved the following results:

- Youth training for an agemate educators in the area of environmental protection and community work;

- Creating bilingual web site and set up LMS systems for supporting long distance learning: http://seminari.skolapancic.edu.rs

- Preparing and implementation educative workshops for youth by the agemate educators; - Organisation and realisation of activities in the community, led by youths; - Organisation and implementation of round tables together with interested locals on the theme

of environmental protection in municipalities of Surdulica and Trn; - Organisation and implementation of international round tables together with interested locals

on the theme of environmental protection of cross-border area; - Implementation of a comprehensive media and publicity campaign; - Organisation and realisation of youth ECO CAMP; - Publishing and mutual preparing of trilingual brochures. “Project guidebook“.

The project was successfully completed in January 2014.