Pollinator ambassadors - Communicating science with creativity and purpose

FLOWER 

 

Facilitating Learning and Women’s Empowerment in Pollinator Regeneration

Project Years: 2024-2025

What is FLOWER?

FLOWER is an Erasmus+ funded project designed to empower young women* in biodiversity regeneration, with a special focus on pollinators. The project fosters systems thinking skills, creative expression, and community-building to strengthen women’s voices in environmental action.

Core Responsibilities and Actions

Pollinator Ambassadors, as the coordinating organisation, is responsible for:

  • Learning Design of the Training
  • Project Coordination
  • Training Facilitation
  • Participant Curation and Management
  • Artwork Curation and Exhibition Planning
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First Activity: Training

In November 2024, we successfully hosted the first phase of FLOWER: a three-day training program in Greece, where 20 participants from Austria and Greece explored pollinator regeneration through workshops, a deep engagement with the host, ReGreen, and the final creation of zines, an activist form of artwork. Together, we built a strong network of changemakers dedicated to restoring biodiversity.

But FLOWER doesn’t end here

A spin-off, 1-day pollinator zine making workshop and exhibition will be organised in May 2025 in Cambridge, UK. 

Online Exhibition coming soon

The second phase of the project is coming soon: an educational publication and an online exhibition showcasing the works created during the training. Stay tuned for the launch!

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Coming Soon: Online Exhibition & Educational Resources

The next phase of FLOWER will bring the project’s key learnings to a wider audience. The upcoming online exhibition will feature stories, visuals, and creative outputs from the training, while the educational publication will serve as a resource for those passionate about pollinator regeneration.

Keep an eye on this page for updates!

What Participants Shared

"Only few people have the skill to make complex systemic issues such as biodiversity loss easily understandable - Nadine and Nijnke master this skill. And the 3 days training course had it all: an inspiring location regreen making biodiversity efforts tangible, scientific information explained through systemic analysis and finally, and this is at the core of pollinator ambassadors: communicating science through artistic expression. Through the training I created strong bonds with participants from interdisciplinary fields (from scientists, to policy makers, to lawyer, to social entrepreneurs, to artists). I wish trainings like this would be accessible to all young people and adults who are looking to plant seeds of hope. the training equips you with all skills necessary."

Aurelia Brida
Coach and Learning Journey Designer

“I learned that there are a lot of other people that care about nature, which made me feel much safer.”

FLOWER Participant
Greece

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"“I learned how to use art and creative activities to learn and teach about conservation issues.”"

FLOWER Participant
Austria

This Project is funded by the European Union.