Urban Green Care
Outdoor activity 2
Video-interview and introduction to an urban green care initiative in your area
Activities for urban green care happen frequently and almost daily in many neighbourhoods in European cities. However, how much do you know about who organizes these activities and for what purposes? Do these activities really have an effect on our lives? What pushes people and initiatives towards urban green care and what is their experience, their aspirations and their vision for the future? How difficult is it to organize an activity or coordinate an initiative? Is there support from local government or other stakeholders? These questions and the valuable experience of the people involved with urban green care activities and/or initiatives are at the heart of the proposed outdoor activity.
Choose an urban green care activity or initiative that you know, have heard of, or that is close to your area and that you think is likely to resonate with you. If you don’t know of one, do a quick research either in search engines or social media posts and pages e.g. Facebook, Instagram and you will surely find an initiative or urban green care activity somewhere near you! The ultimate purpose of this task is to conduct and record a short interview using the video recording function of your mobile phone, talking to people involved or participating in the activity you have chosen. Follow the hints given in the useful tips for the interview on the next page and you can draw inspiration from the list of suggested questions below! Post your video to your social media profile at the end if you want to and share your YOUTH ECO story and experience of how and why you chose to do this interview.
If you’re not sure if you can do a video interview, you can find a video with short and useful instructions and tips, below:
List of suggested questions
- What is the name of your initiative or action?
- When did you start and what is the main purpose of your urban green care action?
- What led you to get involved in urban green care?
- Do these activities actually have an effect on your daily life on your well being and health?
- Do these activities and initiatives have an impact on the community or society what is your experience or opinion on this?
- Do people respond to these activities what is your experience of the dissemination of your activities? In the end it is for all ages and what pushes people towards urban green care?
- What do you envision for the future your actions what are your aspirations?
- How difficult is it to organize an activity or coordinate an initiative?
- Is there support from local government or other stakeholders?
- What would you say to a young person to motivate them to get involved in urban green care activities?
Useful tips for the interview
- Introduce yourself to the potential interviewees and explain why you want to do this interview and in the context of which project. [This step can be done initially via email or through the social media messenger for more direct contact with the activity organisers – you can always refer them to the project website!]
- Choose in advance the questions that you will ask and that you think are useful for those who watch the video to know and learn. The list of questions is indicative, it does not mean that you will use all of them.
- Ensure in your initial discussion that they agree with your purpose and are videoed.