"Implementation of Advocacy Actions with the students of the 2nd EPAL Komotini."

In the framework of the zERO wASTERS program of the SOCIOP ECO Active, with the cooperation of the Municipality of Komotini and AMKE Synaptis, the program "Environment & Innovation" - Green Fund, advocacy activities are carried out with students of the 2^th EPAL Komotini. The facilitator of the activities is Professor Sotiris Petropoulos, Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese, who specializes in regional cooperation, global governance, NGOs and emerging powers with emphasis on BRICS. 

The advocacy actions are carried out in 4 phases, 3 in person and 1 at a distance. On 13 and 14 November and 11 and 12 December, the first 2 face-to-face activities took place in the school's workshops, with the participation of 52 students from the 2nd grade.^th EPAL Komotini, divided into 2 sections.

In the first live action, Mr Petropoulos informed the students about what advocacy is, the steps for a successful campaign and divided them into groups, which chose intervention topics related to the environment. He then gave instructions on how to plan an advocacy action and encouraged each group to complete the first steps of their action. On 11 and 12 December, during the second face-to-face meeting, the groups presented the progress of their

Mr Petropoulos, as well as the questions and difficulties they encountered. Through discussion and constructive dialogue, the groups completed the theoretical steps of the advocacy actions with Mr Petropoulos giving them the final instructions for the practical implementation of each action.

The third meeting will take place in January at a distance, in which the final forms of the actions will be presented by the groups and any corrections and additions will be made by Mr Petropoulos.

In the final face-to-face meeting, which will take place in February, the teams will carry out their advocacy actions, be evaluated and set up their final campaigns for participation in the student competition, which will take place in April 2025.