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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!

Food wave Picnic

Food wave picnic

Join us next 18 June and help us create the biggest international sustainable picnic direct from your city!

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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, 19 May 2023

Taste of Freedom

City of Almere Almere

Sun, 14 May 2023

Integration activity for the Ukrainian and Polish youth in schools

City of Warsaw Warsaw

Fri, 12 May 2023

Street food festival and graffiti contest

Wcycle Institute of Maribor Maribor

Mon, 8 May 2023 – Sat, 13 May 2023

Forum del cibo

City of Milan Milan

Sat, 6 May 2023 – Sat, 1 July 2023

Chiacchiere da mercato

Recup Milan

Sat, 6 May 2023

The Battle, game for youth associations

City of Bruges Bruges

Fri, 5 May 2023

ESN Milano Unita School Into the Wild

Erasmus Student Network Milan

Tue, 25 April 2023

Foraging in Malmo

City of Malmö Malmö

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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

19 May 2023 Call for proposals for Local Authorities, Youth Civil Society Organisations promoting sustainable production and consumption patterns to fight climate change CALL FOR PROPOSALS, FOOD SYSTEMS
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
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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:
16 June 2023
Call for proposals for Local Authorities, Youth Civil Society Organisations promoting sustainable production and consumption patterns to fight climate change Partner: ALDA and more… Country: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia ...and more
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
16 June 2023
Food Wave Picnic Partner: City of Milan and more… Country: Italy
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
31 May 2023
Claim your seat at the table! Partner: ACRA and more… Country: Belgium, Brasil, Bulgaria ...and more
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
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