Sharing Stories from Our Beaches: Exploring the Human Meaning of Coastal Places 4 July ’26 – As part of the Erasmus+ project Guardians of the Coasts, FOTOESSA organised the second experiential storytelling workshop entitled “Sharing Stories from Our Beaches”, bringing together members of the local community in an educational journey that combined personal storytelling, active
When storytelling becomes a tool for strengthening active citizenship How does a citizens’ initiative emerge? How does it evolve over time? What experiences, challenges and both small and significant achievements shape its collective journey? These questions inspired the design of the first experiential workshop of the Erasmus+ project Guardians of the Coasts, entitled “Sharing Stories
How can a coastline truly be protected? The answer does not lie within a single scientific discipline, a single public institution or a single citizens’ initiative. It lies in the meeting point of all of them. This philosophy shaped the first international study visit of the Erasmus+ project Guardians of the Coasts, hosted in Greece
Project Partners Meet Volunteers of the Free Beaches Citizens’ Movement at the Glystra Beach Watch Point When does our love for a place become a daily act of responsibility? This question was at the heart of a meeting between the partners of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts” and volunteers of the Free Beaches
How does the desire to protect the sea begin? For those who experience the sea only from the shore, it is often perceived as a beautiful landscape. For those who have explored the underwater world, however, it becomes something much more: a living ecosystem, full of life, delicate balances and stories that remain invisible to
What inspires people to care for a place? And how does the desire to protect it begin? These questions were at the heart of a meeting organised by FOTOESSA within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, bringing together the Portuguese partners Rita Sousa from Aequalitas and Rafaela Fortunato and Beatriz Pereira
How do active citizens emerge? How do people become the individuals who take initiative, care for their communities and inspire others to participate? These questions were at the heart of a meeting organised by FOTOESSA within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, bringing together the Portuguese partners Rita Sousa from Aequalitas
How can people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives work together effectively to protect a common good? This question was at the heart of a meeting organised by FOTOESSA within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, bringing together the Portuguese partners Rita Sousa from Aequalitas and Rafaela Fortunato and Beatriz Pereira
How can citizens defend a right if they are not aware that they have it? This fundamental question was at the heart of a meeting organised by FOTOESSA within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Guardians of the Coasts”, bringing together the Portuguese partners from Aequalitas and Impactrip with Mr. Gavriil Kokkinis, President of the
Protecting Coastal Areas through Knowledge, Participation and Cooperation As part of the Erasmus+ project Guardians of the Coasts, Fotoessa and the Portuguese partners Impactrip and Aequalitas held a working meeting with Antonis Sifakis, a lawyer specialising in environmental law and an environmental activist with extensive experience in protecting natural commons. The meeting formed part of
