Project Title: Be aware of the problem – be part of the solution!
Acronym: 2B
Project ID: HUSRB/23S/11/048
Total Project budget: 185,688.98 EUR
EU contribution (IPA): 157,835.62 EUR
Start Date: 01.06.2024.
End Date: 30.11.2025.
Lead Applicant: Otvoreni univerzitet Subotica Doo (Open University Subotica Ltd.)
Partner 1: CSEMETE Természet- és Környezetvédelmi Egyesület (CSEMETE Association of Nature and Environmental Protection)
Partner 2: Vackor Környezet- és Természetvédelmi Egyesület (Vackor Environment and Nature Protection Organization)

Project summary:
The project aims to raise awareness of general public about the causes and consequences of the climate change and increase capacities through education and by promoting the transition to a climate-neutral economy and a society resistant to climate change, in order to improve the wellbeing of people, the economy and the environment. Organization of tailor-made education activities for agricultural producers, teachers, students and general public, exchange of good practices through study visits, creation of special informational-educational TV programs and video spots for farmers and young people, organization of joint large-scale public campaigns targeting and reaching all generations contributes to expanding knowledge and increasing the efficiency of information availability to the public, farmers and other interested parties on this specific topic. The planned activities will increase the individual's preparedness for the consequences of climate change and provide knowledge on how they can contribute to reduce its harmful impact. Educational programs will be available as a permanent offer of the partner organizations and created bilingual educational booklets in electronic form will be shared in order to reach a higher number of target group members during and after the end of the project.

The duration of the implementation is planned for 18 months and activities of the project will be realized in Subotica, Szeged and Ópusztaszer. The planned activities are divided into 5 activity categories:
1. Education activities for different target groups;
2. Joint information campaign through the media and internet;
3. Organization of joint information campaign for the inhabitants of the CB region;
4. Visibility actions and project promotion;
5. Project Management.

Target groups of the project are:
- Agricultural producers for whom we will create tailor-made training programs, specialized TV programs and organize study visits with the aim to strengthen their capacity through information and education in order to adapt their production to climate change,
- Inhabitants of the border region for whom we will create a large-scale public campaigns and workshops in order to increase their awareness and understanding of the impact of climate change and its consequences on human health and the environment,
- Teachers and educators in the CB region who will attend our educational program and learn how to implement the gained knowledge in their everyday work with students,
- Students who will attend our educational program and watch information-education video spots and increase their preparedness for the consequences of climate change and get knowledge on how they can contribute to reduce its harmful impact,
- NGOs of the CB region who will participate in the panel discussion, exchange their good practice and become part of the informal network of NGOs.