Skills and participation – Engaging children and young people in building a more sustainable food culture
Vantaa has been making long-term efforts to develop inclusion and environmental responsibility as regards meal services in its day-care centres, schools and educational institutions. Still, the percentage of meals taken remains too low, and the climate responsibility of meal services should be increased. The objectives of the project are to increase the percentage of meals taken, to reduce the carbon footprint of catering services and to teach the principles of a sustainable lifestyle to children and young people.
To promote these goals, the project will create a new kind of operating model for strengthening the strategic development and inclusion of meal services and prepare new educational materials based on existing practices. In addition, tasty recipes will be developed based on the views of children and young people. The project continues the co-creation project of environmental responsibility and inclusion of meal services initiated by young people. The concepts and materials to be created will be shared with other municipalities.
In collaboration with
- City of Vantaa
- Vantaan tilapalvelut Vantti Oy
- Palmia Oy
Photo: Susanna Kekkonen / YM:n kuvapankki
