About the Project
FOODPrint is a two-year Erasmus+ initiative that brings together young people, civil society organizations, and creative educators from across Europe to tackle one of the most urgent challenges of our time: unsustainable food consumption.
The project name — a blend of “food” and “footprint” — reflects our mission: to raise awareness about the environmental and social impacts of how we produce, buy, eat, and waste food.
Young people are central to this challenge — and to the solution.
At its core, FOODPrint is about reimagining food culture through education, creativity, innovation, and action.
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Why It Matters
Across Europe, food consumption is becoming increasingly unsustainable — driven by fast-food culture, convenience-based choices, excessive food waste, and dependence on single-use packaging. While many young people are deeply aware of the climate crisis, they often lack the practical tools and platforms needed to turn that awareness into meaningful action. FOODPrint bridges this gap by empowering youth to take the lead — not just as conscious consumers, but as changemakers, advocates, and innovators shaping more sustainable food systems within their communities.
What Makes FOODPrint Unique?
Youth-Centered
Youth are involved in every phase — from design to implementation. Their ideas, creativity, and leadership shape the project's direction.
Transnational Collaboration
Spanning six countries — The Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, North Macedonia, and Greece — FOODPrint unites diverse voices under a shared mission.
Innovative Learning Tools
Through Artivism and Doughnut Economics, participants learn to see food through creative, systemic, and transformative lenses.
Sustainability in Action
Real-world outputs — from an AI-powered eco-labelling system to a youth-led cookbook — give participants tangible impact on their communities and beyond.
Artivism & Doughnut Economics
Artivism
Creative expression becomes a tool for change. Youth use visual arts, performance, and storytelling to challenge food systems and advocate for sustainability.
Doughnut Economics
This model helps youth visualize a food system that operates within planetary boundaries and meets everyone’s basic needs. FOODPrint makes this economic model accessible, practical, and youth-led.
Key Activities
- Train 24 youth workers in sustainability-focused education
- Host international food rating campaigns and public awareness events
- Develop an AI-powered food eco-labelling tool
- Launch the Great Europe Bake Off Challenge
- Create and publish a sustainable cookbook: “Food: Season & Seasoning”
- Empower 60 Future Food Influencers to promote conscious food choices
- Organize local networking events and field visits to FoodLabs
- Conduct a needs analysis of youth perspectives on food systems
- Deliver training on Artivism & Doughnut Economics in 6 languages
- Send regular newsletters to keep communities engaged and informed
Impact & Outputs
- 6 countries and 6 partner organizations involved
- 18+ youth-led CSOs engaged in local/regional sustainability initiatives
- 24 youth workers trained in creative, action-based education
- 60 Future Food Influencers leading awareness and advocacy efforts
- 120 youth participants in the Great Europe Bake Off Challenge
- 1 eco-labelling tool created with youth and AI experts
- 1 sustainable cookbook published and distributed
- 10 newsletters shared for public engagement
- 4,000,000+ people reached through outreach campaigns
- Youth-led food rating conducted in real-life food environments
- AI-powered food innovation developed in partnership with Forward43
- Field visits to FoodLabs in North Macedonia
- 6 local networking events for collaboration and best-practice exchange
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