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Artivism For The Environment

Promoting Youth Activism and Environmental Volunteering in Shkoder

The project uses public art as a powerful tool for environmental education, awareness-raising, and advocacy, transforming Shkoder’s environmental challenges into visible and engaging public messages.

Through targeted training, mentoring, and hands-on creative activities using recycled materials, young people move beyond simply identifying environmental problems and become active environmental artivists. Equipped with new knowledge, practical skills, and creative tools, they take an active role in raising awareness, encouraging responsible behaviour, and mobilising the wider community around environmental protection.

By combining art, environmental action, and civic participation, the project promotes a stronger culture of youth activism and volunteering while demonstrating how creativity can contribute to sustainable and community-driven change.

PARTNER ORGANIZATION

AMSH

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PROJECT GOAL

Lake Shkoder, the Buna River, and the surrounding areas face significant environmental challenges, including pollution, inadequate waste management, and recurring flood impacts. At the same time, limited civic engagement and untapped artistic potential highlight the need for more visible, creative, and practical forms of community participation.

The project aims to combine environmental awareness, youth engagement, and public art to encourage active citizenship and promote sustainable practices in Shkoder.

IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES

  1. Mapping of Public Spaces
    Field observations, GPS data collection, and GIS mapping were carried out to identify at least 10 potential public locations for environmental art interventions. The selected locations were identified in consultation with the Municipality of Shkoder.

  2. Two-Day, 16-Hour Training Programme
    Twenty-five university and secondary-school students participated in an intensive training programme focused on environmental education, stencil techniques, the use of eco-friendly paints, and methods for translating environmental and pollution data into clear visual messages.

  3. Co-Creation and Installation of Public Artworks
    Two youth groups worked alongside two mentors over a 10-day period to design and produce four public artworks using recycled plastic, metal, and glass. The artworks were developed as creative tools for raising environmental awareness in public spaces.

  4. “Artivism for the Environment” Public Event
    The completed artworks and their environmental messages were presented during a public event attended by more than 100 participants. The event also attracted local and national media coverage, strengthening the visibility of the project and its environmental message.

LONG-TERM VALUE

The project creates sustainable value beyond its implementation period. The 25 trained environmental artivists retain practical, artistic, and environmental skills that can be applied in future initiatives. The four installations remain in public spaces as long-term reminders of environmental responsibility, while the GIS map remains available to the Municipality as a reference tool for future public-space interventions.

The project also demonstrates a low-cost and replicable model that promotes circular economy principles through the creative reuse of waste materials and community-based environmental action.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Civic Engagement
    Promote youth volunteering, active citizenship, and community participation in environmental protection.

  2. Skills Development
    Train 25 Environmental Artivists in environmental awareness, sustainable artistic practices, and practical artivism techniques.

  3. Visible Environmental Action
    Create and install four environmentally focused public artworks in selected public spaces in Shkoder.

MEASURABLE RESULTS

  • 1 GIS map identifying at least 10 potential locations for future interventions.

  • 25 Environmental Artivists trained and certified.

  • At least a 30% increase in environmental knowledge, measured through post-training assessments.

  • 4 public artworks created primarily from recycled plastic, metal, and glass.

  • Approximately 5,000 citizens reached through environmental messages and public visibility activities.

  • More than 100 participants engaged through the final public event.

BENEFICIARIES

The project directly and indirectly benefits:

  • University and secondary-school students.

  • Art students and emerging artists.

  • Local artists and creative professionals.

  • Teachers and educators.

  • Public institutions.

  • Civil society organizations.

  • Residents of Shkoder.

  • Visitors and tourists.

COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY

Project activities, achievements, and results were communicated through the organization’s website and social media channels and documented through photographs, video materials, and promotional content.

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Communication and visibility activities were promoted through:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gruajane.integrim

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/womenintegration

Alliances of Women Councilors: What We Do

12

Months Duration

Shkoder

Implementation Area

12 mil ALL

Budget

25

Young Activists

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