NEB Prizes 2023: All Applications

In Alsómocsolád "urbanization" has become a feature. Gardens and farm buildings became unused, while buying food from multi-firms. As a result of our programme, environmental and health-conscious behaviors are integrated and valued, recreating traditional village lifestyle at a higher level in response to challenges of the times. Only a "green", inclusive settlement can provide quality life attracting newcomers and can also be a solution to the demographic and economic problems of rural areas.

Ec(h)o is the convergence of past and future, here and there, us and them. The play on the words "eco", from the greek "Oikos" (home), and "echo", as sound, intends to communicate the sense that there are lessons to be drawn from those who came to the world before us. In "Ec(h)o", we want to understand Sustainability (environmental, social, and economic) in the eyes of an aging population. Because "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it".

The "DND House" is an open, inclusive and safe place for children, their interaction, socialization, exchange of experience, development of talents, play and creativity. The result is a continuation of the development of the activities and programs that Zabok SOC has been implementing for 70 years. Although the initiative aims to build a physical meeting place; it has the potential to transform environment, create a sense of belonging and shape ambitions aimed at the future of the community.

MoMY is an innovative Academy born within the broader Museum of Modern Mythology project.
Its courses in Modern Mythology go hand in hand with different Universities and professional disciplines and have the common aim to facilitate 6 generations to get a deeper understanding of the cultural complex ecosystem they live and work in. MoMY has already activated its teaching at the Polytechnic of Milan-Dep. Interior Design and at the University of Turin-Dep Foreign Languages and Modern Literatures.

“La colmena”, a novel set in post-war Madrid, where the characters move like a human swarm where everyone believes that things happen just because they do and nothing has a remedy. In the current environmental crisis, our bees are disappearing, breaking the natural balance. One of the possible causes (with a clear anthropogenic component) is the "forgetfulness" of our social condition, of our "hive identity" due to hyper-individualism. We want to raise awareness of the importance of bees.

NO-GAP is a game/exhibition created with the goal of transmitting awareness-raising content about pathological gambling, through playful and interactive methods, with the final aim of prevention. It is based on the concept of "gamification": we use elements taken from the game's experience and applied them in non-gamified contexts to spread a message. The concept, already known in Europe, is not so widespread in Italy; that is making the NO-GAP exhibition an absolute novelty on the local scene.

Green with us, Green with me!
The Green Project is a initiative that focuses on creating powerful and engaging audiovisual content produced by VET student. The project highlights good sustainability practices that are being implemented in Aragonese companies, allowing students to see that global problems should be addressed locally. Through the eyes of these young and dynamic students, we see how companies are making a difference, and how we all play a role in creating a more sustainable future

This mobile museum is a traveling program (like Museum on Wheels), bringing Hands-On Interactive Activities to any city or remote area in Albania, Kosovo (also to North Macedonia shortly). It consists of Education based on Science, Experimental Learning, and Craftsmanship Skills. Adapted Exhibits and Garage tool-station Workbenches are transported with a vehicle that stops in different areas and turns back periodically to the same places, with new surprises and programs training skills.

Extracurricular workshops in the schools for increasing the awareness of the children about the world of plants and natural history with fun and motivating activities.
The big idea is to motivate the kids to involve their teachers and parents, so together to act to improve the surroundings around the schools, the places for play and living spaces.

Albaponik is the first hydroponic project in Albania, a private initiative for sustainable living in the city.
We strongly believe in green urbanization, which connects our life with nature. We propose low-cost units using hydroponics to be implemented in terraces, kinder gardens, and schools. With our personal initiative, we implemented a pilot unit in a public kindergarten, the Ministry of Agriculture with the primary objective of informing and educating about sustainable agriculture.