6th Job Shadowing

In October 2019 the 6th (and last) Job Shadowing took place in Tartu (Estonia) with two
volunteers from Centro Urbes (Peru) and THE FOOLS (Brazil) who experienced the
sustainable projects, activities and local/regional partners of TNTK.

The working agenda gave them the great opportunity to analyze, visit and experience
the field work of TNTK and colleagues, and to explore the life of the country with their
multiple initiatives, projects and activities they host and collaborate with.

The Job Shadowers could meet youth workers at Anne Youth Center, a center focused on
youth employability. The same logic as Lille Youth Centre applies to Anne Youth Centre: it is
an open space where youngsters can attend, and they also have planned activities such a
workshops, classes, and educational activities. Elistvere Animal Park was also a great
opportunity to see how youngsters can enter in touch with nature and learn about flora and
fauna thanks to holistic approaches.

The visit at the University of Tartu has been interesting as shadowers could also visit the
Botanical garden where activities for teens were running and gave a great input to understand
the educational background of the country in the sustainability and green sector.

Meeting with Teeme Ära talgupäev team was such an experience, too! The Let’s Do It!
(Estonian: Teeme ära) is indeed a civil society movement which was born in 2008, when 50,000
people from Estonia cleaned up the entire country’s rubbish in only five hours. The initiative
received international attention and word quickly to Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Italy, and Slovenia,
among other countries.
On the last day, everyone had the special chance to take part of Ilmatsalu Youth Center School
brake program with young people and see first-hand how educational activities are
developed and even experimented with them: meeting with youngsters and discussing the topic of green
and sustainability with them, and apply youth work activities with the TNTK colleagues who have
been a long-lasting memory.

The girls closed the Job Shadowing with a great fan of learning points to make treasure
of and bring to Peru and Brazil and we are sure that their experience with the Estonian
colleagues has been inspiring and unforgettable.

“The activity helped demonstrate that through interactive games and various
workshops it is possible to put young people in touch with nature, so that they learn by
playing and not even noticing.” – Milena, Brazil