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19/12/2025

🌿 BIOCRAFT Follow-Up Activities 🌍

The BIOCRAFT journey didn’t end in Pavliani 💚
Through inspiring follow-up activities in Poland, Italy, Egypt & Bulgaria, we shared our experiences, workshops, and favourite moments from the project — both online and offline ✨

From natural product workshops to storytelling, teamwork, and intercultural exchange, these moments showed how Erasmus+ continues to inspire long after the project ends.

Learning, sharing, and growing together 🌱

18/12/2025

BIOCRAFT DISSEMINATION WORKSHOP 💚

This final workshop from Greek team marked the end of a series of activities and served as a dissemination activity of the BIOCRAFT Youth Exchange, carried out in the context of Erasmus Days 🌍🌱

The workshop was focused on Undergraduate students of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, aiming to share the journey, results, and learning outcomes of the BIOCRAFT project.

During the session:
1) we presented the project experience and participants from the program shared their experience.
2) we explained the full process behind creating natural products, including the ingredients, techniques, and basic scientific principles involved.
3) we actively engaged in hands-on activities, working in teams to create soaps, bath bombs, and candles.

Through experimentation, collaboration, and creative learning, the workshop highlighted the values of Erasmus+ and non-formal education, while connecting knowledge with practical application.

Thanks to everyone who joined our workshop ✨

16/12/2025

BIOCRAFT RECAP DAY 4 🎉

A night that truly tasted like Europe 🌍🍽️

From homemade recipes to stories passed down through generations, our Intercultural Night brought everyone together in the most beautiful way. Italy 🇮🇹, Poland 🇵🇱, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Egypt 🇪🇬 and Greece 🇬🇷 were not just represented on the table, but in the people, the laughter, and the memories we created together.

Each dish carried a piece of culture, each conversation built understanding, and every shared bite reminded us how powerful simple moments can be when we come together. Food became our common language — connecting backgrounds, traditions, and experiences beyond borders.

Intercultural BioCraft is about more than activities; it’s about community, respect, and celebrating diversity through creativity and human connection 🤍✨

15/12/2025

BIOCRAFT RECAP DAY 4 🌱 | PART 2

🇵🇱 Poland – Bio Shark Tank
In this workshop, participants worked in national teams to identify environmental issues relevant to their surroundings and transform them into innovative eco-solutions. Through brainstorming, teamwork, and pitching their ideas in a Shark Tank–style format, they developed critical thinking, creativity, and public speaking skills while learning how sustainability and innovation can go hand in hand.

🇪🇬 Egypt – The NERU Kit Workshop
Drawing inspiration from Egyptian heritage and natural traditions, participants created The NERU Kit, an eco-friendly hygiene set including natural toothpaste, deodorant, and a siwak toothbrush. Using simple, natural ingredients, they explored sustainable alternatives to everyday products while celebrating culture, design, and environmental responsibility through hands-on learning.

Different methods, shared values: creativity, collaboration, and sustainability 🌱✨
Learning across cultures makes impact stronger.

15/12/2025

BIOCRAFT RECAP DAY 4 🌱

Two workshops, two teams, one BioCraft experience ✨

The Italian team led a hands-on workshop where used coffee grounds were transformed into a natural body scrub and an ecological fertilizer for basil, highlighting how everyday waste can gain a second life ☕🌿

The Bulgarian team delivered a workshop focused on creating a natural mosquito repellent using essential oils — skin-friendly, effective, and environmentally conscious.

Through BioCraft, we combine sustainability, creativity, and intercultural learning, turning simple ideas into practical actions 🌍💚



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13/12/2025

BIOCRAFT RECAP DAY 3 🔬

✨ Greek Workshop | Larissa ✨

What happens when biochemistry steps out of the lab and into everyday life?
At our Greek BioCraft workshop hosted at Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly , participants explored natural materials, simple processes, and the hidden science behind sustainable products.

Through observation, experimentation, and creativity, we reconnected with nature and reimagined how knowledge can become something tangible, ethical, and beautiful.

Small creations, meaningful learning, lasting inspiration 🌱

This workshop was made possible with the support of .gr

12/12/2025

BIOCRAFT RECAP – DAY 2 ♨️🌿

The evening of our second day was dedicated to wellbeing and connection as we visited the thermal springs of Kamena Vourla, one of Greece’s most historic spa destinations.

The naturally warm waters, reaching temperatures of up to 40–42°C, are rich in minerals, salts, and trace elements such as sodium, calcium, and sulfur compounds.

Known for their therapeutic properties, these springs have been used for generations to support muscle relaxation, joint recovery, improved circulation, and overall physical balance, offering both healing and deep relaxation.

Surrounded by mountains, lush greenery, and the calming atmosphere of the springs, we learned about the history of the area, experienced the restorative power of nature, and shared meaningful moments outside the workshop space. Laughter, reflection, and cultural exchange flowed just as naturally as the water itself.

Because the BioCraft & Erasmus+ experience is about holistic learning, caring for the body, strengthening bonds, and growing together 🌍✨

11/12/2025

🌲 BioCraft Recap Day 2
Educational Hike in Pavliani National Park 🌿

On our second day, we had the chance to dive deep into nature through an educational hike inside the stunning Pavliani National Park, as part of the BioCraft program.

This activity has been in coordination with the Μ.Δ. Εθνικών Πάρκων Παρνασσού-Οίτης και ΠΠ Ανατολικής Στερεάς Ελλάδας NECA Information Center of Pavliani.

Thanks to this collaboration, our hike became much more than a walk, it turned into a meaningful cultural and environmental exchange, where participants shared stories and compared their own mountain and nature experiences.

We started our morning at the Information Center, where two forest experts welcomed us with an introduction to the local ecosystem. They shared valuable knowledge about the region’s flora, fauna, and ecological significance. Participants asked questions, exchanged ideas, and discussed how each country approaches environmental protection.

📸 After a few group photos, we headed into the forest, joined by volunteers from the ΕΕΣ - Περιφερειακό Τμήμα Χαλκίδας Red Cross of Chalkida, who supported the activity and ensured everything ran smoothly and safely.

Before the hike began, George Mylonas from NECA handed out activity sheets, guiding participants to:
🔍 identify plant species
🐾 observe traces of wildlife
🌱 discover key elements of the Natura 2000 protected area

🌿✨ A day full of learning, teamwork, and appreciation for the natural world.

11/12/2025

10/12/2025

BIOCRAFT RECAP DAY 1 🌱

Our first day in Pavliani was all about connection, creativity and understanding what this Youth Exchange truly stands for. 💛✨

We started the morning with the Gesture Story-Map, a playful way to get to know each other beyond the typical introductions.

Later, we explored the village in a Treasure Hunt, discovering clues, spaces and each other along the way.

In the afternoon, with World Café, we dived into the world of Erasmus+: Youth Exchanges, Training Courses, Youthpass and EuroPeers.

To close the day, we connected everything with the big picture the intro to our project.

We revisited the work of the past months, shared goals, fears and expectations, and built our “project garden”:
🌱 goals as flowers,
🐞 fears as insects,
✨ expectations as stars we stick on the board.

It was a warm reminder that mobility is just one part of a bigger journey we’re creating together.

Day 1 set the tone:
🌍 connection
🎨 creativity
🤝 teamwork

02/12/2025

YouthWavers took part in “Climate Change & Food Security” in Komotini — and the vibes were greener than ever 🌿💚
Workshops, teamwork, creativity and lots of good energy all packed into one inspiring day for a more sustainable future! ✨🌍

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