How far is modern Elis (Ileia) from Sustainability?

A youth workshop in Pyrgos for the dissemination of the"Green Life for a Healthy Life" project

Attempting to respond to the question above, the 8 young people from Ileia who participated from 21 to 30 August 2017 in the youth exchange in Romania, in the framework of the project "Green Life for a Healthy Life", gathered in Pyrgos, the capital city of Elis county.

The workshop took place in 4 January 2018 in the meeting hall of the Elis’ Chamber of Commerce and its objective was the dissemination of the conclusions and the gained knowledge of the project to the Greek youth of the region.

The aim of the "Green Life for a Healthy Life" project was to record modern environmental issues at local level and to seek solutions through the use of renewable energy sources as an antidote to the destruction of the environment.

The table below presents the fields of study that the Greek group successfully covered:

Field of Study	Theme	Greek participant
Pollution and Environment	The Impact of Pollution on Environment	Aikaterini Michalopoulou
Solar Energy	Electricity from Solar Energy	Eleni Dakoura
Wind Energy	Wind and Electricity	Ilias Iliopoulos
Biopower	Biogass at Home	Andreas Angelopoulos
Solar Energy	Solar Hot Water	Dionysios Antonopoulos
Hybrid Power Systems	Green Idea for a Green House	Andriana Maria Varela
Local Utility of Renewable Energy	Local Renewable Energy Resources	Spilios Varelas
The Future of Renewable Energy	Fossil Fuels vs. Renewable Energy Resources	Eleni Michalopoulou

The “Green Life for a Healthy Life” project is implemented by The Green Teach Association (Candesti, Dambovita) and the local development centre “Dione” (Ancient Olympia, Elis), under the Erasmus+/ Key Action Learning Mobility of Individuals programme.