| HU.5 | Small Changes, Big Impact | |
| Partner organization (who designed it) | Trebag Ltd. | |
| Overall description (Tell us the story of this activity) | The aim of this exercise is to familiarize young people with the development of the context of everyday life over the past 150 years and the improvements needed for a sustainable future. | |
| Total Duration: | 200 mins | |
| Group size: | 5-10 | |
| List of materials: (from pens to papers to Wi-Fi to an elephant) | internet access, note taking equipment, online forum or blog | |
| Activity’s objectives: (what do you want to achieve by delivering this activity) | ||
| memory archive timeline: each memory will be shown on the online timeline (virtual archive) and should include: year (for the timeline);short title;short summary information, max 100 words);picture;link if possbile ex. short story. |  The first TV channel was started in Hungary in January 1954. | |
| Step-by-Step Description | ||
| Time: (mins) | Activity Description: Include all the steps needed, Include notes for the facilitation. | |
| 30 mins | STEP 1. (Introduction) Participants will engage in a panel discussion on what are the most important technical requirements for comfort in a modern household. The facilitator suggests that they find out what the alternative substitutes of these amenities are with special attention to the solutions of the past. It shows what we can return to in a worst-case scenario of a future disaster. Participants agree on who to interview, what online research to do, where to collect data. | |
| 40 mins | STEP 2. (Collecting background information) Participants do online research and interview OAP in the settlement about how heating, lighting, cooling, cooking, communication worked several decades ago in the local/regional environment. All the information is noted down for sharing. | |
| 40 mins | STEP 3. (Sharing and conclusions) Participants share and compare their findings and have a discussion on whether the past technological solutions are still in use, and if modern technology is more eco-conscious than the old one. To what extent? | |
| 40 mins | STEP 4. (Personal engagement) Participants have a panel discussion on what their own contribution can be to sustainability regarding consumption, travel choices, recycling etc. They commit to a week-long sustainable action (e.g., reducing plastic use, eating plant-based meals, saving energy, making use of traditional methods in cleaning, cooking etc.). | |
| 30 mins | STEP 5: (Digital journal) Participants share reflections, struggles, and successes in an online forum or blog. Photos are uploaded into a shared folder. | |
| 40 mins | STEP 6: (end with Reflection) There is an online/offline discussion about how successful the week-long sustainable action was. What is the outcome? How could the program be improved? A poster or collage might be made to present the activity and the outcome. | |
| Extra information we need to take into account. Notes for facilitation etc (in case needed) | Finding interviewees must be helped by the facilitator. Personal interviews teach a lot to young people but it needs consideration and pre-arrangements who to interview. The facilitator should be aware of what and how could be a part of a week-long sustainable action, how to help participants. | |
| Preparations for the activity: (what do you need to do, who needs to do it, etc.) | The facilitator should have a list of potential interviewees and pre-arrange the interviews | |
| Evaluation of the activity: (Describe how will you explore what worked, what did not, what should be changed, what as the impact, was the objective achieved and to what extent…) | Practical feedback is collected during all sessions from the experience gained. The last session is dedicated to the feedback conversation, a poster or photo collage might be made, experiences shared. The facilitator should collect the remarks and observations in written form to be used in later workshops. | |
| Expected Outcomes: What are the expected learning outcomes, social outcomes, or other benefits. Describe how it contributes to collecting and sharing socio-ecological memories. | Expected learning outcomes: Participants learn about the history of modern technological developments, and what can be used instead in a worst-case scenario of a potential future disaster. Social outcomes: making interviews with OAP is a good intergenerational activity, it might reveal interesting information about life in the past. Socio-ecological memories: the week-long sustainable action leads to personal experiences of the possibilities of reducing our carbon footprint. Pas and present actions become comparable. | |
| Appendices (If relevant – handouts, internet links, etc.) | ||
Small Changes, Big Impact #5