HEALTH Erasmus Project

Project Title

HEALTH

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Health and wellbeing; Creativity and culture; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education

Project Summary

A rapid increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity has been observed globally in recent decades to the point where the World Health Organisation has declared it as one of the most serious public health concerns of the 21st century. This increase has been observed across all age groups, reaching epidemic proportions in both children and adults. It is estimated that 26% of men and 21% of women in Ireland and 1 in four children (25%) aged nine years old are either overweight or obese in Ireland. An obesity report conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development shows that childhood overweight and obesity rates in Ireland are among the highest in Europe.
Health and wellbeing are not evenly distributed across society. Health inequalities exist when a subgroup of the population suffers a disproportionate burden of ill health and premature death compared to the community as a whole. Many of the risk factors for chronic disease, such as smoking and obesity, are more common in lower socio-economic groups or among people living in more deprived areas. (HSE)
The project aims to take three groups of young people from Ireland Greece and Italy with fewer opportunities and create through training and mobilities and exchange of best practice in the context of healthy and sustainable food . The project will take place over two years and will see the group a small group receive training directly from a chef and then peer learning disseminate their learning with larger groups of young people through exchanges o Italy Ireland and Greece . The project culminates with young people having created a cook book from Italy Ireland and Greece holding a public food festival in Ireland in 2022.
The project priorities are informed by two documents The EU Youth Strategy and The Sustainable development goals. The idea of the KA2 is to use the Sustainable Development Goals as the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The 17 Goals are all interconnected, and in order to leave no one behind, it is important that we achieve them all by 2030. They mirror the values and ethos of youth work and sit in harmony with the EU Youth strategy which is the framework for EU youth policy cooperation for 2019-2027, based on the Council Resolution of 26 November 2018. EU youth cooperation shall make the most of youth policy’s potential. It fosters youth participation in democratic life; it also supports social and civic engagement and aims to ensure that all young people have the necessary resources to take part in society. The EU Youth Strategy focuses on three core areas of action, around the three words: Engage Connect Empower, while working on joined-up implementation across sectors.
The project in its simplest form aims to Engage a group of young people in a innovative and connect them in the exchange of ideas values and culture in order to empower them to bring about change in their communities
The project outcomes
-Promotes a model of peer lead learning
– It promotes Mental health and well being
– It promotes the participation of young people and enables their personal development through nonformal education
– It promotes European citizenship
– It develops communication, team working and other skills and behaviours which will increase their future opportunities and ultimate employability
– It enables intercultural dialogue.
– It promotes inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.
– It overcomes stereotypes / xenophobia and encourages tolerance among young people by focusing on shared identities, culture and heritage

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 184431 Eur

Project Coordinator

Tipperary Regional Youth Service & Country: IE

Project Partners

• NATIONAL YOUTH FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
• Twoplustwo
• OMILOS ENERGON NEON FLORINAS OE NEF