Inside Expo there is a place dedicated to one of the most tasty seed of the world: the cocoa bean. The Cluster of Cocoa and Chocolate takes architectonic inspiration from the plantations of the tropical areas: a series of stakes…
A Cyprus delegation of 5 primary school teachers participates in the International Exchange Workshop in Expo Milan 2015
The International Exchange Workshop in Expo Milan 2015 brought together teachers from 12 European and 2 African countries to discuss about sustainable food systems and share their Global Education experiences in the frame of the EAThink2015 project. Teachers not only…
A World of Corn
Supermarket bags, packaging, tires, biomedical prostheses made of corn: who would have ever thought that the world’s most popular cereal could be present in all these products? At Expo2015, in the cluster of cereals and especially in Slow Food Pavilion,…
Food as a Local Development Factor
From the 13th until the 16th October, Turin hosted the Third World Forum for the Local Economic Development. “This Forum is an opportunity for promoting LED (Local Economic Development) as a mean to implement the future global agenda and foster…
Food and migrations : EAThink2015 volunteers support “Parlez-vous global?” project
The history of food is closely linked to that of humanity and migration. First of all, because climate change and the consequent food insecurity are among the most common causes of migration, but also food expresses the relationship with countries…
A teachers appointment
In order to increase a critical understanding and an active involvement of European teachers on the challenges of global development, CISV organizes in Turin, a workshop to present educational activities under the EAThink2015 project. The event is dedicated to all…
The mad apple
«We can count how many seeds are in the apple, but not how many apples are in the seed» (Ken Kesey) When eggplant arrived in the Mediterranean Europe, it was not accepted; for several years, doctors and dieticians believed that…
Could we keep eating fish in the future?
Fish, loved and consumed all over the world, is always recommended by doctors and nutritionist for its beneficial properties and healthy nutritional intake. This food supports body growing and, at the same time, the people who are directly involved in fishing…
Sustainable Development Goals: priorities for a global future
Fifteen years ago, in 2000, the United Nations State Members established 8 Millennium Development Goals to reach by 2015. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and Empower Women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health…
Educational itineraries for schools in Expo 2015
Stemming from our exhibition “Food Cloud” and cooperating with the Media center EAThink2015, we created a few educational paths for schools visiting Expo 2015. These paths begin in the Food Cloud exhibition and unfold developing one or more key words…