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CATCH THE WAVE

Together we can stop the climate change

We are an international community of young people who are active across 17 countries worldwide. Our aim is to create awareness of sustainable approaches to consuming and producing food in our cities in support of climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, and to have an influential voice in institutional decisions, so we can achieve a fair and sustainable global food system by 2030.

Food: our powerful factor
for change

What we farm, eat and waste carries significant effects on our health, as well as on environmental, social and economic justice. We believe that everyone has the right to food and climate security; that malnutrition can be overcome, and that communities should be able to live in harmony with nature. We can do this – join us now to find out how!

How can we reach our final goal?

A fair and sustainable food system means respecting human rights and the planet’s boundaries. By walking this path together, we will manage to guarantee livelihoods for everyone, and countries will be able to achieve both the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and those of the Paris Agreement. Let’s give it a try!

Activities

Fri, 12 May 2023

Local street food festival and graffiti contest

Wcycle Institute of Maribor Maribor

Tue, 25 April 2023

Foraging in Malmo

City of Malmö Malmö

Italy

Tue, 18 April 2023

Food Wave in action: youth participation in food policies

ACRA Online Event

Sat, 15 April 2023 – Wed, 19 April 2023

Food Cycles

CLLD Network of Lisbon Lisbon

Fri, 24 March 2023

MOOOV film festival

City of Bruges Bruges

Wed, 22 March 2023

Film screening and discussion with Joris Lohman of the “The Future of Food”

City of Almere Almere

Tue, 21 March 2023 – Sun, 26 March 2023

Juventud para una transición ecosocial / Youth for an eco-social transition

Alianza por la Solidaridad Madrid

London

Mon, 20 March 2023 – Sat, 25 March 2023

Generation Hope: Act for the Planet

ReLondon Online Event

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PRODUCED BY ESTA
WITH THE COORDINATION OF MANI TESE

Empowering urban youth for food and climate action

A research on 18 European cities

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Stories Hub

Every great project has its own story. Ours is made up of many. Training, sharing, activism: take a look at the experiences of community activists leading the change — starting with food.

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News

13 December 2022 Food Wave activists at the 11th “Let’s Liberate Diversity” Forum FOOD SYSTEMS
24 October 2022 Food Wave among sustainability projects recognised by the Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias ADVOCACY, NETWORKING
5 August 2022 Food Wave takes Angel Central: a big street action in the heart of London STREET ACTION
29 July 2022 Another round, another race: 6 new project ideas led by Municipalities in 6 EU countries awarded through our call for proposals CALL FOR PROPOSALS
27 July 2022 Listening to their voices: sustainability through the eyes of youth FOOD SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOURS
20 June 2022 Every food is a landscape: the sixteen artists awarded through the first Food Wave artistic call coordinated by BJCEM CALL FOR PROPOSALS
20 May 2022 Food Wave supports 10 project ideas led by Municipalities and targeting Young People, all over Europe! CALL FOR PROPOSALS, NETWORKING
11 March 2022 Empowering youth for climate action: a dialogue between young activists and policy makers in the framework of the #All4Climate programme NETWORKING
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Discover the faces, the stories and the projects of the Food Wave community engaged in the fight against climate change.

Opportunities from our partners

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
13 February 2023
Call for youth-led street actions, discussion fora and influencers involvement actions Partner: City of Milan and more… Country: Italy
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
20 January 2023
FOO[D]TURES – An open call for Youth led sustainable visions Partner: ActionAid Italia and more… Country: Belgium, Brasil, Bulgaria ...and more
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
11 July 2022
Call for proposals for Local Authorities promoting sustainable production and consumption patterns to fight climate change – 2nd Round Partner: ALDA and more… Country: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia ...and more
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
22 May 2022
Every food is a landscape Partner: BJCEM and more… Country: Belgium, Brasil, Bulgaria ...and more
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
22 May 2022
Poke Challenge Partner: and more… Country: Belgium, Brasil, Bulgaria ...and more
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
1 April 2022
Maribor Film Competition Partner: Wcycle Institute of Maribor and more… Country: Slovenia
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
1 April 2022
Call for proposals for Local Authorities promoting sustainable production and consumption patterns to fight climate change Partner: ALDA and more… Country: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia ...and more
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
31 January 2022
Avviso di selezione per Outcome Manager progetto Food Wave Partner: City of Milan and more… Country: Italy
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