MOSAIC - The training kit for Euro-Mediterranean youth work

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How can you help to protect the environment in your everyday life?
Are young people conscious enough of the links between human rights and
environmental protection? Can you think of ways to make the links more explicit?
Tips for the facilitator
You may need to familiarise yourself with some terms used in this activity before you
introduce them to participants. You can find more about the key terms in Chapter 10,
“Environment”. If you decide to supply some of this information to participants while
they are working, you should probably allow them more time for the mind maps.
It is also important to familiarise yourself with the mind-mapping tool: look at the
example below and make sure you are happy about explaining it to participants.
Work on a few branches with them before asking them to do their own mind
map.
When groups do their own mind maps, encourage them to be creative and
include details or visual aids such as icons, drawings, arrows or highlighting.
When the groups have finished their mind maps you could simply invite them
to walk around and look at the mind maps of other groups. If groups do want
to present their results, they should be advised to talk briefly about the process,
perhaps focusing on difficulties or points of disagreement, rather than trying to
talk through the mind map itself.
You can find a summary (below) of the human rights that groups will be working on.
For more general information about human rights, consult Chapter 5 on human rights.
Variations
An easier version of this activity could involve participants brainstorming the key
terms to start with, and then trying to build their mind maps using these terms. This
will involve slightly less specialised knowledge of environmental issues and may be
less intimidating for participants.
Ideas for action
Draw up a list of specific ways the group can help to protect the environment. Help
them put the ideas into practice!
Suggestions for follow-up
You can look at some other activities on the environment in this T-kit: 16 “Natural
beauty” or 24 “Responsible tourists”. Alternatively you could develop the human
rights theme further by using some of the activities in that section. Activity 21 “Pieces
of cake” looks at the right to food and the distribution of resources around the globe.
Mapping the globe