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16 Projects were selected for the Food Wave Call for proposals directed to Municipalities and Cities!
The Food Wave – Empowering Urban Youth for Climate Action is a project co-funded by the European Commission under the Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme and promoted by the Municipality of Milan together with 29 partners across 17 countries. It aims to create awareness of sustainable ways to consume and produce food for climate change mitigation.
The Food Wave Call for Proposals is coordinated by ALDA with the collaboration of the project partners and in synergy with the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) and aims to involve smaller youth organizations and local authorities in realizing actions promoting climate-friendly food consumption behaviors. It will fund the selected proposals up to 3.750 Euro, directly involving young people – between 15 and 35 years old – in nine EU countries.
The main themes that the funded proposals will address are: sustainable diets to reduce the impact on the planet and protect human rights, fight against food waste, sustainable food education and knowledge sharing/dissemination, local alternative food systems, local producer and territorial market, fight against climate change and equal access to healthy, sustainable and fair food.
The main activities that the municipalities will implement include, among others, communication, promotion of good practices, cooking workshops, thematic visits, flash mobs, awareness-raising public events, initiatives in schools, art contests, and initiatives against food waste.
16 Projects were selected for the Food Wave Call for proposals directed to Municipalities and Cities!
This year, the Food Wave call for proposals took place in two rounds:
The first one was held in March and saw the selection of ten projects in five EU countries (Belgium, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary and The Netherlands), particularly related to sustainable diets, food waste, sustainable food education and equal opportunities for access to healthy and fair food.
The second one was held in June and saw the selection of six projects in six EU countries (Italy, France, Greece, Hungary, Portugal and Spain), mainly focused on promoting sustainable practices, local alternative food systems, and knowledge sharing.
The activities carried out by the municipalities will involve a large number of stakeholders – from Universities and local schools to associations and local CSOs, effectively mobilizing and engaging more than 8.000 young people in their local communities.
Through the territorial actions promoted by the selected applicants, the project is contributing to the SDGs localization and the implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, with a specific focus on fighting hunger (SDG 2), contributing to economic growth and decent work opportunities (SDG 8), promoting responsible consumption and production patterns (SDG 12), building sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11) and contributing to the climate action starting from the territorial level (SDG 13).
The Cities chosen for the first wave of this year’s call are:
| Name | Country and territory where the project would be implemented |
| City of Schaerbeek | Belgium – Schaerbeek |
| City of Trento | Italy – Trento |
| City of Purmerend | Netherlands – Purmerend |
| Municipality of 7th District of Budapest | Hungary – Budapest area |
| City of Szob | Hungary – Szob |
| City of Benedikt | Slovenia – Benedikt |
| City of Razkrižje | Slovenia – Razkrižje |
| City of Etterbeek | Belgium – Etterbeek |
| City of Kungota | Slovenia – Kungota |
| City of Hajdina | Slovenia – Hajdina |
The Cities chosen for the second wave of this year’s call are:
| City of Vimianzo | Spain – Vimianzo |
| City of Óbuda-Békásmegyer, Budapest District III | Hungary – Budapest area |
| City of Pollica | Italy – Pollica |
| City of Campolide | Portugal – Campolide |
| City of Palaio Faliro | Greece – Palaio Faliro |
| City of Ploeuc L’Hermitage | France – Ploeuc L’Hermitage |