Coopawatt

CSO: Coopawatt
Area: Green Jobs
Location: Lyon, Rhône

Type of project

Helping underserved young people overcome stereotypes around the ecological transition, build confidence and legitimacy, and access concrete training and employment opportunities in the green sector.

The project directly addresses the lack of interest, confidence, and perceived legitimacy among young people regarding the ecological transition by turning energy and climate issues into concrete, hands-on experiences – such as building a street cooling system, visiting renovation and solar installation sites, co-creating and running a solar treasure hunt, interviewing residents about local heat and energy challenges, participating in interactive workshops, and engaging in public events where they present their work, support awareness-raising activities and connect these experiences to real green job opportunities.

Target (Disengaged)

The project directly targets underserved young people by re-engaging them through non-moralising, hands-on and locally rooted activities.

Science – Based

 Aligned with national and regional directives (e.g., ADEME) and member of multiple network (Energie Partagee, Reseau pour la transition Energetique, AMORCE, ANCIELA, etc.)

Gender

The project integrates a gender perspective by ensuring mixed-gender groups, highlighting female role models in transition-related professions (starting with the project team itself, which includes three women under 30), and promoting inclusive facilitation that encourages everyone to speak and participate.

Planned activities

Beneficiaries: 25 young people involved in the project

• 6 supported “going into action” experiences (tutored projects, participatory workshops, etc.)
• 20 partner organisations involved (not quantified) 
• Number of event participants (not quantified) 
• Number of workshops delivered (not quantified)
• Diversity of the audience reached (age, gender, and whether they live in the neighbourhood or not) (not quantified)
• Documentation produced to capitalise and replicate the project (e.g. facilitation/animation toolkits) (not quantified)
• Number of organisations that received and were shared the resources for dissemination (not quantified)

Action model

• Organize an hands-on immersion week in Buers: build a street cooling system, visit an energy renovation site and meet professionals, run a “Just Transition” energy workshop, install a solar panel, collect residents’ stories on urban heat islands, energy advice stand on bills and support schemes (run by civic volunteers)
• Organize a solar treasure hunt project in La Duchère: Workshops on renewable energy and green jobs, Co-design a solar-themed treasure hunt, Install and showcase a solar panel on-site
• Scaling “Energy Shakers”: Create simple toolkits (treasure hunt + energy transition workshop), Distribute to partners (e.g. BRICC)