Youth Exchange Green Footprint

YOUTH EXCHANGE “GREEN FOOTPRINT” IN ITALY

Apply to join the group of 30 young people from Italy, Germany, Spain, Lithuania and Greece who will meet in Passignano sul Trasimeno (Italy) to discuss and do activities on food choices and environmental sustainability!

Briefly:

Where: La Buona Terra educational farm (Italy)
When: 6 – 17 April 2023
Who: 5 young people + 1 group leader from Italy, Spain, Lithuania, Germany, Greece
Hosting organisation: Associazione Kora (website – Facebook page)
Partner organisations:
- Brujula Intercultural, Spain – Email: [email protected], Facebook page.
- DOPE, Germany – Email: [email protected], Facebook page.
- The Southern Lights, Greece – Email: [email protected], Facebook page.
Deadline to apply: 5 March 2023 [If you read this article after this date, contact us to know if there are still available spots]
How to apply: Application form below

Objectives of the project:

Promote healthy nutrition
Increase knowledge about the food’s field-to-table production process
Raise awareness about the impact of food choices on environment and promote the decreasing of the individual ecological food print.
To offer to youngsters the chance of a learning multicultural experience.
Learn more about different diets and the ideologies behind those
To promote inclusion and to break cultural barriers

In one sentence, the goal of Green Footprint is to open a discussion on the consequences of food choices on the environment and think about what we can do as individuals and as a society to decrease our impact on the environment.

Activities during the project will involve non-formal education workshops, cooking workshops, team work activities, debates and much more. All activities will be participatory, do not expect just to sit and watch!

The infopack of the project can be found HERE.

Selection criteria:

Age between 18 and 30 years old
Availability for the entire duration of the project (6-17 April)
Interest in the topic
Curiosity about other cultures
Basic level of English

Costs:

Food and accommodation are covered by the Erasmus+ programme. Travel costs will be reimbursed according to Erasmus+ stardand, more information in the infopack.

Partner organisations may ask for a small participation fee, please refer to them for further information.