EAT SMART

Objectives

To stimulate intercultural dialogue using food as vehicle
To promote cooperation between youth from EU and Asia
To reinforce creativity, active citizenship, entrepreneurship of young people
To raise awareness about intercultural issues, in particularly related to food traditions, healthy food and sustainable consumption and development among the wider society

Results

Video Documentaries: Eat Smart, East meets West for sustainable food lifestyles France | Italy | Vietnam | China
Nouvelles Cousine Recipes from the 4 partner countries
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Activities

Research about traditional and healthy food and about sustainable consumption
Training course in Beijing with young chefs, video makers and young social workers about the thematic of the project
Culinary workshops, interviews and dissemination events at local and international level
Creation of a video documentary about the project development/activities and research results
Food Fair in Palermo with the involvement of partners participants and local realities working in the field of sustainable consumption and promotion of traditional and healthy food

Partners

Coordinator: CESIE (Italy)
CANGO – China Association for NGO Cooperation (China)
Pistes Solidaires (France)
Solidarité Jeunesse Vietnam (Vietnam)

Visit the project website

www.eatsmartnow.org

Info & contacts

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Date of project

01/12/2012 – 30/11/2013

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DG of reference

DG EAC, Youth in Action Programme – 3.2 Youth in the World: Cooperation with Other Countries of the World.

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Department & Unit

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Contacts

CESIE: stefania.giambelluca@cesie.org