Sustentação Ambiental

CSO: Associação Vitaminos
Area: Sustainable consumption habits
Location: Portugal

Type of project

It aims to promote healthier and more sustainable food consumption habits among students enrolled in vocational education, by strengthening their knowledge and awareness of sustainable and conscious eating behaviours. Through targeted capacity-building activities, the project encourages young people to reflect on the environmental, health and social impacts of their food choices and to adopt more responsible consumption practices.

Target (Disengaged)

The project targets 300 young students enrolled in vocational education courses, attending professional schools in the municipality of Cascais.

Planned activities

• R1. A food education training programme is adapted and structured to be implemented in vocational education schools in the municipality of Cascais.
• R2. Young participants understand the main concepts related to sustainable food systems – such as the Planetary Diet, One Health, carbon footprint, and the origin and seasonality of food – and recognise the role of consumers in mitigating climate change through their food choices.
• R3. Young people demonstrate increased intention and motivation to adopt more sustainable and conscious eating behaviours, feeling empowered and valued in their ability to contribute to a more sustainable food system, both within their families and in the school context.