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EDU4Food: Educating youth towards sustainable, healthy and equitable food systems

Field: Youth

Project number:2023-2-DK01-KA220-YOU-000177114
Project duration: 01.03.2024 – 28.02.2026

About the project

The EDU4Food project focuses on developing competencies in sustainable food-relevant sectors and promoting deep knowledge of the main pillars of the Farm to Fork Strategy through educational modules as well as activities, methodologies, and lesson plans that align with sustainability goals. Through the deliverables produced, the project supports the testing of innovative practices that prepare young learners, youth workers, and the participating staff to embrace sustainable behaviours. This includes encouraging resource-saving practices, reducing energy consumption and waste, offsetting carbon footprints, and promoting sustainable choices in food production and consumption. The project also emphasizes behavioural changes at an individual level, targeting preferences, consumption habits, and lifestyles that align with the principles of the New European Bauhaus initiative.

Partnership

CROSSING BORDERS – Denmark
Project Coordinator

Crossing Borders (CB) is a non-profit civil society organisation. The vision of CB is a world in peace with itself in which diversity is celebrated. The mission is to create a dialogue space toward such a world and to build the capacity of youth, media workers and educators to realise the above vision. Crossing Borders started as a project in 1999 in Denmark in support of meaningful dialogue between the conflict parties in the Middle East. In response to increased activities and demands for the CB concept and services, it was transformed, in 2004, into a dynamic organisation with activities in Denmark and abroad. CB’s themes focus on current global issues including climate change, migration, youth participation, and the SDGs as a contribution toward green innovation and eco-entrepreneurship for sustainable development. We educate and empower young people to become active global citizens. Across cultures and professions, we provide platforms for young people to cross-fertilise ideas and form global associations, networks, and communities worldwide. Together, we grow, and promote best practices for positive change.

Website:

https://crossingborders.dk/

Social media:

https://www.instagram.com/crossingborders.dk/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/crossing-borders/

https://www.facebook.com/CrossingBordersDK

KAINOTOMIA & SIA EE – Greece

KAINOTOMIA Center for Lifelong Learning – Greece

“KAINOTOMIA” is a Center for Lifelong Learning in Greece, operating in the field of VET with more than 60 continuous vocational training programs targeted at multiple groups for the development of professional opportunities and their promotion and integration into the labour market and society.

KAINOTOMIA provides business consultancy to companies and support services to trainees to facilitate their (re) entrance into the labour market. KAINOTOMIA is a member of the Association of Thessalian in Enterprises and Industries and has a strong collaboration with the Enterprise Europe Network-Hellas.

Website:

https://kainotomia.com.gr/en/

Social media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KAINOTOMIA.edu/?locale=el_GR

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kainotomia_education/

E-JUNIORS – France[;fr]E-JUNIORS – France

E-Juniors – Non-govermental organisation/association in France. The objective of E-Juniors is to offer younger citizens – particularly those who are e-excluded – opportunities to improve their digital skills, by proposing activities in addition to formal academic studies.

E-Juniors proposes activities aiming to encourage younger people to:

  • Spend free time in a productive and useful way,
  • Explore new applicable areas of interest,
  • Inspire creativity and enhance vocational skills,
  • Acquire hard and soft skills facilitating the inclusion in the labour world.

E-Juniors is involved in several European actions proposing new training curriculum for the youth based on the use of innovative ICT tools. In particular, the association organized training for younger people to become youth educators by proposing digital tools and innovative methods, such as online learning and blended learning.

Moreover, E-Juniors has been involved in Erasmus+ and Europe for citizens projects, promoting the active citizenships in Europe and raising awareness about democratic processes among younger people to avoid radicalization and to boost active participation in the European civic life.

The association works in tandem and in a complementary manner with E-Seniors, whose objectives are to initiate seniors and people with disabilities into the world of new communication technologies. Together, the two associations use digital technologies to foster intergenerational communication and to bridge the digital gap. The association regularly undertake actions to fight prejudices, to promote intergenerational dynamics and boost social cohesion.

Website:

http://www.e-juniors.fr/

Social media:

https://www.facebook.com/EJUFR

https://www.instagram.com/association.ejuniors/

https://twitter.com/Assoejuniors

CWEP – Poland

Centre For Education And Entrepreneurship Support (CWEP) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2004 by a group of entrepreneurs, teachers and social activists from Rzeszów, Poland. CWEP cooperates with businesses and educational institutions. The mission of CWEP is to increase the quality of education training at all levels and in all its forms, as well as to promote entrepreneurship in order to foster integration of any social group, regardless of their gender, age or ethnic origin. Particularly, the aims are to improve accessibility, quality and efficiency of education of all people, to promote and contribute to adult education, life-long learning, e-learning and the usage of new technologies in education and entrepreneurship. The Association works with many partners from Europe in order to strengthen the economic position of enterprises and provides on-line platforms for companies.

Website:

https://cwep.eu/

Social media:

https://www.facebook.com/CWEP.EU

https://www.linkedin.com/company/cwep/

InnoEUsphere – CYPRUS

InnoEUsphere er en dynamisk og innovativ EU-finansieringsekspertorganisation, der er forpligtet til at drive positive forandringer og fremme en bæredygtig, grøn og fredelig europæisk fremtid. Vores team overholder kraften ved deltagelse og samarbejde i at designe fremadrettede EU-finansierede projekter. Idet vi engagerer interessenter, lokalsamfund og partnere, samskaber og designer vi projekter, der direkte påvirker og styrker lokalsamfundene og fremmer en mere bæredygtig og inklusiv EU-fremtid. Efterhånden som vi udvider vores netværk, er vi ivrige efter at bringe vores ekspertise til bordet og udforske nye horisonter med vores europæiske partnere. Med en stor ekspertise inden for områderne bæredygtighed, kultur og kreative industrier, cirkulær økonomi og cirkulær turisme, kvinders empowerment og ungdom, sigter teamet også efter at transformere tankegangen og øge engagementet fra flere interessenter i EU-projekter og dermed bidrage til at skabe et mere bæredygtigt, digitalt, aktivt, inkluderende og iværksættersamfund. I sin kerne ånder InnoEUsphere passion og engagement i retning af en bedre EU-fremtid med borgere, der kan tænke frit.

Website: www.innoeusphere.com

Linkedin:InnoEUsphere

Instagram: @innoeusphere