About 3C-2-Youth Project


Through the 3C-2-Youth (Communicating Climate Change to Youth) initiative the Prince Edward Island Eco-Net plans to increase youth awareness of climate change and their capacity to take action. This project targets secondary and post-secondary aged youth.

3C-2-Youth's project activities plans include:

  • The formation of a youth volunteer committee
  • Presentations in Island schools on Climate Change and the One-Tonne Challenge
  • A one-day youth workshop on youth and sustainability
  • An online 'Zine and resource website

Project Coordinator, Amanda Beazley, formed a youth committee in October 2005.
Members of this dedicated and hard-working committee are:
Jinny Greaves, Dan Gaudet, Haida Antolick, Rebecca Ford, Leslie Malone, Paul MacInnis, Kent Chua, and Devon MacGregor.
The effort put into this project by this committee is nothing short of amazing, thanks to all of you!

Presentations to classes in Island high schools were made in January 2006, discussing climate change and what actions students can take to reduce their green house gas emissions. Students were responsive and well informed on Climate Change and it's effect's on PEI and Canada.

A one-day workshop was held on March 4th, 2006 on youth and sustainability. You can find out more about this workshop on our page Youth Sustainability Workshop.

This project has been funded by Eco-Action. Since 1995, Environment Canada's Eco-Action Community Funding Program has provided financial support to community groups for projects that have measurable, positive impacts on the environment. Funding support can be requested for projects that have an action focus, a community capacity building focus, or a combination of both objectives.

Eco-Action


There have also been many generous sponsors to this project, namely the PEI Eco-Net. The Prince Edward Island Eco-Net de l'Ile-du-Prince-Edouard (PEIEN) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental network of groups on Prince Edward Island who care about our environment. The organization was originally formed in 1991 and was formally incorporated as a co-operative in 2000. We are affiliated with 12 other Environmental Networks: a Network in each province, one in the Northern Territories, a First Nations Environmental Network, and a network of groups with a national focus such as the Sierra Club of Canada. We all come together under the Canadian Environmental Network (CEN), based in Ottawa, which coordinates the activities of 16 national Caucuses concerned with specific areas of interest.