Green tracks is an intergenerational education and participation project by THE CIVICS Innovation Hub that brings together 24 participants from three generations (Gen Z, middle-aged, and older adults) from North Rhine-Westphalia. At its centre is a two-day rally through the Ruhr metropolitan region: travelling to exemplary sites of industrial and ecological change, tandems of young and old participants explore what socio-ecological transformation looks like in practice – and how citizens can actively contribute to it. The programme combines digital onboarding through two online workshops, experience-based learning on site, and a public closing event in Bonn.
Green tracks
Sustainability rally through the Ruhr region
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Why
The Ruhr metropolitan region exemplifies Germany’s profound transformation: post-industrial change, the energy transition, and a growing societal divide between generations. There is a lack of low-threshold, intergenerational learning formats that connect local experiences with questions about the future. Green tracks fills this gap through participatory education and experience-based learning at real sites of transformation, strengthening civic competences, fostering empathy between generations, and empowering participants to become local multipliers for sustainability.
Project activities
Two interactive online workshops, bringing together 20+ participants (October / November 2026)
Two-day in-person rally in the Ruhr region with visits to various sights connected to the topic of sustainability (December 2026)
Closing event in Bonn (February 2027)
Project results
In this section, the main project results to date are uploaded.
Green tracks is financially supported by the Stiftung Umwelt und Entwicklung Nordrhein-Westfalen and led by THE CIVICS Innovation Hub.
In case of questions, feel free to reach out to greentracks@thecivics.eu
