Sector:
Environmental education
Project area:
Ukraine, Transcarpathian region
Project duration:
01.05.2026 – 30.04.2027
Program name (donor):
Archdiocese of Bamberg
Partner:
Ecological Commission of the Mukachevo Greek Catholic Eparchy
Project aims to counteract the harm caused by the war on children by using eco-theater as an innovative tool for environmental education, social integration, and psychological rehabilitation.
Project objectives:
Formation of environmental awareness and a responsible attitude towards Creation – Nature by conducting interactive theatrical performances, eco-quests and eco-events for children and youth, aimed at fostering environmental responsibility for the world created by the Creator.
Providing psychological and emotional support to children, in particular internally displaced persons (IDPs), through art therapy, interactive eco-performances and eco-events that contribute to the restoration of emotional balance.
Involving representatives of national minorities, Roma communities, children from low-income families and IDPs in creating an atmosphere of social cohesion and equality in communities and parishes.
Strengthening interaction between clergy, educators, eco-activists, volunteers, representatives of the cultural sphere and all people of goodwill in the work on responsibility for Creation – Nature for the sustainable development of territorial communities, parishes and communities.
Project activities:
- Rotation of the ecological show “The Adventures of Kozhyk and Letyk” in educational, upbringing and church institutions of the Transcarpathian region (15 activities).
- Rotation of the ecological show “The Secret of the Little Owl” in educational, upbringing and church institutions of the Transcarpathian region (15 activities).
- Rotation of the ecological quests “Stepan and Co” and “Little Bats” in educational, upbringing and church institutions of the Transcarpathian region (30 activities).
- 20 Eco-activities using the eco-theater toyset “Discover the World with Us” in parishes, schools and kindergartens of the Transcarpathian region.