🌱🥗 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in France 🇫🇷 Exploring Healthy Eating Sustainable Food Choices and Community Wellbeing Together 🌍 Eat Wise Live Well 🇫🇷

Project Type
Erasmus+ Youth Exchange

Project Title
Eat Wise, Live Well

Location
📍 Matour, France 🇫🇷

Activity Dates
📅 10–18 April 2026

Participating Countries
🇫🇷 France
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
🇪🇸 Spain
🇮🇹 Italy
🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Participants
👥 8 participants per country
👤 7 young participants + 1 group leader

Target Group
🎯 Young people aged 18–30

Project Description
Eat Wise, Live Well is an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange focused on healthy lifestyles, balanced nutrition, sustainability, and community wellbeing. The project aims to encourage young people to build a positive and conscious relationship with food, health, and their bodies, while developing practical life skills and long-term healthy habits.

Through shared living, collective cooking, workshops, and experiential learning, participants will explore how daily food choices affect personal health, social wellbeing, and environmental sustainability. The project creates a supportive international community where participants empower each other to make informed, mindful, and lasting lifestyle changes.

Project Objectives
🥦 Learn principles of balanced nutrition including food labels, portion sizes, and whole foods
🌍 Promote sustainable eating habits such as reducing food waste and choosing local seasonal products
💬 Challenge harmful diet trends and body image misconceptions
🍳 Develop practical skills in budgeting, meal planning, and healthy cooking
🤝 Strengthen a sense of community and mutual support for healthier lifestyles

Participant Profile
👤 Aged 18–30
🗣️ Communicative level of English
🌱 Strong interest in food, health, wellbeing, and sustainability
🤝 Motivated to work in an international and intercultural group
♿ 25 participants with fewer opportunities (economic, social, or financial)

Group Leader Profile
👥 Youth workers or youth leaders with Erasmus+ experience
🧩 Support participants before, during, and after the exchange
📋 Coordinate preparation meetings and practical arrangements
📊 Support learning processes, evaluation, and follow-up activities
🔓 No age limit for group leaders

Working Methods
🎯 Learning by doing and experiential learning
🧊 Ice-breakers and team-building activities
💬 Guided and reflective discussions
🎲 Simulation games addressing non-formal education challenges
🌱 Practical methods transferable to local communities

Accommodation & Food
🏠 Participants will stay in renovated houses in the village of Matour
🛏️ Shared rooms with participants from different countries and same gender
🍽️ Three meals per day + two coffee breaks provided
👩‍🍳 Participants will support the chef daily and take part in food preparation
🥗 Vegetarian, vegan, and allergy needs respected (to be indicated in the application form)
🚫 Alcohol is strictly not allowed at the venue

Travel & Costs
💶 Accommodation, food, and programme costs are 100% covered by Erasmus+
✈️ Travel costs reimbursed according to Erasmus+ rules
⚠️ Costs are covered only between 10–18 April 2026
⚠️ Extra days or holiday travel are not reimbursed

Venue
🏡 https://www.grandsgites.com/gite-71-grandroche-stcyr-2320.htm

Application Deadline
⏰ 12 February 2026
📌 Only selected candidates will be contacted

Application Form
🔗 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdS3_c11EO3-0bHt9Pekno0r4xdoEWb_hlW5kCYcXkWNAPosA/viewform

Infopack
📘 https://www.canva.com/design/DAG5r2p-J_U/vyBcrkIfOtZVsKe6LFVHQA/view

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