What can we learn about sustainability through activities that involve food? Case studies of SAPERE and Food Choices for a Healthy Planet game
Food serves as more than just a subject; it acts as a catalyst for addressing intricate challenges in contemporary society. Initiatives targeting environmental sustainability, social inequalities, and the future of food have already commenced to confront these issues. The profound meanings and habits linked to food lie at the core of our being, offering a […]
How Can Food Fit Into Design Thinking? Exploring the Social Impact Perspective
Design thinking has emerged as a popular problem-solving approach across various industries. By prioritizing user needs and empowering individuals to develop creative solutions, design thinking has the potential to drive innovation and social impact. However, one area that has been overlooked in the integration of design thinking principles is the realm of food. Food is […]
Feeding connections: unleashing food’s power to bridge gaps and spark conversations in youth and social impact work
One of the primary hurdles in youth work and social impact initiatives is the formidable task of connecting with the most vulnerable groups, often coinciding with those that are the most difficult to engage. These challenges encompass geographical, cultural, emotional, and technological barriers, all of which hinder the provision of essential assistance for the multifaceted […]
6 principles that facilitators can teach about reducing food waste through food-related activities.
This trendy approach is gradually gaining prominence, even among professionals in the food and beverage industry. It highlights the significance of minimizing food waste, making it a primary principle to embrace. In practical workshops and digital campaigns featuring zero-waste recipes, facilitators play a crucial role in imparting that. Participants not only learn how to utilize […]
How can we use the tactile and tangible qualities of food in facilitating activities for social impact? Case study of bread therapy.
Food plays central role in any human’s existence, and therefore is obviously a powerful medium also in social impact activities. But besides the power to connect and nourish, it possesses these physical qualities that entice the senses and can be used for therapeutic purposes – taste, smell, touch, hearing and intra-body senses. Besides filling the […]
9 life skills that cooking teaches
Cooking is a beautiful process, that involves patience, sharing and it teaches a lot: what life skills? Let’s see it together Eating is for everybody, but cooking is only for those who like it or those who need to do it: what life skills does cooking teach? The world splits itself in two parts: some […]
Food as a medium to discuss sex positivity
Food and sex: can the two topics be related? How many aspects do they have in common? Sex can be a taboo: for many reasons, that we do not discuss here, it has been put aside from social speeches for long time. Now, time to bring it to society as a part of our human […]
Food as a tool of learning through intercultural evenings in international projects
International projects are beautiful, for many reasons. But many participants love the intercultural evening and consider it the highlight of the project: let’s find out why! Intercultural evenings are some of the activities most appreciated during international projects. Participants have a structured free time, while having the opportunity to discover and sharing cultural experiences. Food […]
How can food help us to foster connections
Everybody understands language food and you can use it to build a bridge between yourself and the others Our everyday life is mostly made of connections: can food help us to foster connections with the others and ourselves? Sometimes food helps us to take breaks, it can be the pretext to meet a friend. In […]
Community kitchen and how they enhance our sense of belonging and alleviating the feeling of isolation
Every community brings individual to be part of something bigger. But, what happens when you add the power of language food to the one of creating a community? Cooking together is one of the emblems of staying with the others and sharing. Community kitchens are one of the ways of doing that. They are a […]
