We warmly invite you to participate in the second edition of the “Our Backyard 2026” competition. In the first edition we received 31 entries from across the Programme area. The competition showed how important and valuable grassroots initiatives are, as well as young people’s involvement in caring for the places where they live, their own “backyards”. It also demonstrated the great potential and creativity of young people from the Programme area (you can see the results HERE).
We want to harness this potential. That is why we are continuing the initiative and once again trying to inspire youth to take matters into their own hands and set a good example.
🎯 AIM: Protect nature and enhance the aesthetics of your surroundings.
👧👦 PARTICIPANTS: Schoolchildren and youth aged 6 to 18. Participants can join individually or in teams.
📒 TASK: Revitalise a neglected green area or continue a project that has already been started. This could be a forgotten garden next to a house, a lawn, a flower bed in front of a school, or a green area along the way to school.
⌚ DURATION: 25.09 – 31.10.2026
The competition rules and application form are available in Polish and Ukrainian:
🌳🌻🌷 We encourage you to take part in this mini-revitalisation competition!