ERASMUS+ PROJECT

This toolkit is the result of a wonderful journey of discovery on resilience, nature and youth, developed by Utopia Eduction & Art and Flourish in Nature Foundation.

Freely available thanks to co-funding from Erasmus+ Jeugd Nederland.

Learning cycle: Please share feedback from young people on the outdoor activity you implemented or developed.

Your reflections help us to keep learning from young people and your needs and further improve this innovative methodology in youth work.

You can submit your feedback using the reflection form linked below.
Share your learnings

Download hier de toolkit Resilience in Nature. A Toolkit for Empowering Youth with Outdoor Activities

DOWNLOAD RESILIENCE IN NATURE TOOLKIT 2025

Meet the Project Team Resilience in Nature

Oda Salomons

Project Leader, ecopsychologist, CEO Flourish in Nature Foundation, The Netherlands

Ahmet Oncel

Project Coordinator, ecopedagogue, Oba Utopia, Education & Art, Türkiye

Sybren Bouwsma

Project Coordinator, Nature Coach and stutter whisperer, team Flourish in Nature Foundation, The Netherlands

Bengü Ergin Balta

Project Coordinator, Oba Utopia, Education & Art, Türkiye

In the Mountains of Türkiye: Good Practices on Learning from Nature, Young People and Each Other

Make the Toolkit Bloom – Learn to Work with It in Your Own Landscape

We offer interactive training sessions to help you use the toolkit in ways that feel grounded, meaningful and adaptable.
Together, we explore how to sow the seeds of resilience in young people – through nature, reflection and shared experience.

Curious? Contact Oda Salomons, CEO of the Flourish in Nature Foundation
📧oda@flourishinnature.org