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AOFEP’s commitment to youth mobilisation continues in Morocco

The Oasis Ferkla Association for the Environment and Heritage continues its activities and efforts in the education, mobilization and sensitization of young people on the environment in general and advocacy for oases, this time within the framework of the project...

Let’s celebrate the results and the climate commitment of young people in Rabat

During the two years of the project, the Association Oasis Ferkla pour l'Environnement et le Patrimoine (AOFEP) mobilized, trained and sensitized young oasis volunteers on environmental issues related to climate change and fires in the oases. This has resulted in the...

An intense weekend of dissemination in Italy

The weekend of 30 November and 1 December 2019 was particularly intense for the dissemination of the results and lessons learned for FOCSIV within the TERO project. The morning of 30 November was dedicated, in particular, to the Round Table on "Climate Justice: the...

Testimony of the Campus, organized from 09 December 2019 to 02 January 2020 in Chenini-Tunisia, on community risk management of oases.

The Campus on community risk management in the oases, is an opportunity that allowed all the volunteers, coming from different Maghrib countries (Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania) and France, to identify and manage the problems to which it's exposed the...

The Guide “Ecological resilience: tools for youth engagement” is now available!

In order to capitalize on the training and capacity-building activities carried out in the TERO project and make them accessible to all community actors who work for environmental protection and want to mobilize young people in environmental resilience initiatives,...

Clim’action now! Environmental commitment here and there

Last November 27th in Montpellier, CARI, France Volontaires and ISF- Ingégneurs sans frontieres Montpellier organized a public debate event to discuss the voluntary commitment of young people. Through the methodology of theatre and debate, they discussed citizen...

Workshop on the prevention of climate change risks in Mauritania

Si è svolto il 28, 29 e 30 giugno 2019, il Workshop tra autorità locali a livello comunale e comunitario, associazioni giovanili sulla prevenzione dei rischi legati ai cambiamenti climatici in Mauritania, organizzato da TENMYIA nell'ambito del progetto TERO. Tadalafil...

In Zagora: future prospects of the Draa Tafilalet region

Dal 27 novembre al 1° dicembre a Zagora, l'Associazione Oasis Ferkla per l'ambiente e il patrimonio (AOFEP), punto focale della Réseau Associatif de Développement Durable (RADDO) in Marocco, è stata tra i partecipanti alla seconda edizione del Dibattito regionale...

Workshop for the Youth in Errachidia

Dans le cadre du projet de TERO, Territoire Engagés pour la Résilience des Oasis, financé par l’Union Européenne (UE), et développé au Maroc par l’AOFEP en partenariat avec France Volontaires et d’autres partenaires, l’Association Oasis Ferkla pour l’Environnement et...

Good practises on Adaptive oasis management are published now!

The Réseau Associatif de Développement Durable des Oasis (RADDO), of which CARI is the coordinator, has published a collection of fact sheets dedicated to good oasis practices on water, oasis product development, natural resources management and governance. The RADDO...

Let’s discover the oasis of Chenini

Come and discover the oasis of Chenini through this short documentary on peasant seeds in Tunisia. A documentary directed by RADDO (Réseau Associatif de Développement Durable des Oasis) and shot by RASCA Production. This documentary aims to advocate for the seed...

Towards the oases protection in Tunisia

Oases are subject to many pressures such as water scarcity, declining biodiversity and the impacts of climate change. However, this is the place where millions of people live, an important source of ancestral know-how. In Tunisia, oases are not recognized and are not...

Verso il Campus Internazionale di Chenini, Gabès

While waiting for the launch of the International Campus,to be held in Chenini, Gabès (Tunisia) next December and which will involve young people from Mauritania, Tunisia, Morocco and Europe in the construction of a community plan for local risk management, the...

FREE WEBINAR | THE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE TERRITORIES OF THE OASES – 19 JULY AT 16 CET

The populations of vulnerable territories are the most exposed to the environmental and social effects of climate change: desertification, food insecurity, economic poverty and climate migration. In these areas too, young people are called upon to engage locally, in...

Today, FOCSIV launches the TERO Photo Contest 2019!

In the frame of IBO Photo Contest #IGERSVOLUNTEERING, FOCSIV launches today the "Special Category TERO". This non-professional photo contest is managed by FOCSIV in collaboration with IBO Italia Onlus and the TERO's project partners as promoters (AOFEP, ASOC,...

Youth recommendations to local associations according to the CARI study

What are the suggestions and recommendations of young people to local associations on climate change? The summary of the research conducted by CARI in collaboration with CIEDEL on the factors influencing young people's engagement in the oases at the local level on...

AOFEP dedicates the March edition of its monthly Newsletter to the TERO Project!

Climate change cannot be the battle of one individual, it is the challange of all of us. This implies that whatever our differences are, we should forget them and join our forces if we want victory to be on our side. Young people must use their intellectual and...

A study on Young people commitment in the oases

On the occasion of World Water Day, a study on the voluntary commitment of young people in the Maghreb (Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia) is available on the TERO website. CARI in collaboration with CIEDEL conducted a survey to identify the basis for young people...

Let’s use water, but without overusing it

Water is one of the essential resources for the survival of human beings. This resource is distributed in an unequal way. While one part of the world wastes water in abundance, the other part is critically deprived. Of course, there is no doubt that geography is...

Young people mobilised in Rome for climate change

In the frame of the "global strike", schoolchildren, high school students and students were invited to skip classes in order to challenge the government and civil society on climate issues. The "Fridays for the Future" movement initiated by the young Sweden Greta...

The initiative on “sustainable oasis” as seen by a young volunteer

Climate change is an important phenomenon that has become one of the biggest problems of our time. It is already heavy in consequences and has severe implications for the future and on how society should be organized. The average temperatures have indeed increased...

The trainings on Youth Mobilisation

As part of the activities of the TERO project, some training days were held in the countries involved in the project to strengthen the capacity of the partners to mobilise young volunteers in their activities. The training took place between September and November...

The “Dates and milk” week in Chenini

As part of the activities of the TERO project, the ASOC - Association de sauvegarde de l'oasis de Chenini has organized the fifth edition of the "Dates and Milk Week" in the schools of the oasis of Chenini, Tunisia. The initiative was held from Monday 12 to Sunday 18...

The 2° consortium meeting of the TERO project in Gabès, Tunisia

Gabès, 22nd ,23th, 24th January 2019 After less than 6 months after the previous meeting in Errachidia, Morocco, the members of the project “Territoires Engagés pour la Résilience des Oasis” – TERO met in the oases of Chenini, Gabès. Representatives of Tenmiya...

What is the French volunteering programme VSI – Volontariat de solidarité internationale ?

Sustainable development is a recent idea established in France in the 1990s. Young people must be involved in decision making process related to sustainable development, as affirmed by the United Nations, in order to ensure a long-term success to all related...

Published TERO’s flyers

TERO's core activity and commitment is to increase young people's awareness on the issues of climate change and environmental challenges in their territories. Through adequate information and training, partners expect young people to better understand the effects of...