Sustainable Model Village
Dear Youth workers and Enthusiasts, We are delighted to share the exciting news with you that our foundation, the Öko-völgy Alapítvány in collaboration with OAZA, LASOPSY, and Producoes Fixe with the support of the European Commission through the Erasmus+ program, has contributed to the accomplishment of the Impact Entrepreneurship Manual. This manual is not just […]
The Learning, Teaching, Training Activity (LTTA) Meeting in Jarna, Sweden had the focus on Sustainable Forestry, Selecting and Felling of Trees, Sawing and Planking, dovetailed with entrepreneurship ideas in rural areas and product marketing. Participants also had the opportunity to improve different competences such as intercultural or social competences. The first day was an introduction […]
Last week I participated in the first training course of Impact Entrepreneurship that has been based on the Joyful Entrepreneurship project. Youth workers and educators from Croatia, Hungary, and Portugal were learning key concepts about entrepreneurship and acquired competencies on the intersection of impact entrepreneurship and non-formal education. It was my first time being part […]
Have you heard the news? Starting today, companies in Europe can use house crickets (Acheta domesticus) as an ingredient in a variety of food items. 😳 The list of products targeted includes baked goods such as multigrain bread and rolls, crackers, breadsticks, cereal bars and biscuits, but also sauces, pizza, processed potato products, soups, chocolate […]
We are pleased to inform you about the re-design of the V-Label label designs. Benefits of the updated labels Thanks to visible and recognizable labeling, more than a third of the world’s population knows the V-Label. When scouting for dietary choices aligned with their values, seven out of ten consider products with V-Label healthier and […]
The Eco Valley Foundation successfully won an Erasmus+ grant fund in the category of Youth Workers’ Mobility last year. The project was entitled “Make Your Clothes – from Clothes through Disclosure to Inclusion”, which included 7 organisations and 21 youth workers. During the project mobility a total of 18 participants from 6 European countries visited […]
This 5-day LTTA training activity took place in a picturesque village of Somogyvámos in Hungary at the end of August. A month before the LTTA training took place we organized an online training with an expert from Hungary about the project itself and the topic of photo- and videography, which was attended about a dozen of participants […]
We are delighted to be partners in a new strategic partnership project that focuses on rural entrepreneurship as well as empowering youth in this particular field. The project has been funded and supported by the Erasmus+ program. We have just had our first transnational project meeting that was held in Abentheuer, Germany and we have […]
Marly Winckler, IVU chair and Dr Eric Slywitch, Director of the Department of Medicine and Nutrition announced with great pleasure the publication of the International Vegetarian Union’s Guide to Vegan Nutrition for Adults for healthcare professionals in its English version. The Portuguese version, for healthcare professionals, was also released in February this year. Other versions […]
We are delighted to be partners in a new strategic partnership project that focuses on entrepreneurship, and which is supported by the Erasmus+ program and we have just had our first transnational project meeting. The meeting was held in Somogyvámos and we have chosen the Rádhé Resort Center as the venue for our guests’ accommodation […]