Zero Food Waste Volunteers with Art is a strategic partnership project supported by the Erasmus+ KA220 programme, aiming to raise awareness about food waste, climate change, and sustainable living among young people, educators, and local communities. By combining environmental education with artistic expression, the project encourages creativity and active citizenship across Europe. The initiative brings together 8 partner institutions from 7 countries, including schools, municipalities, and NGOs, all committed to promoting responsible food consumption and ecological awareness.
Through international training events, workshops, and collaborative activities, the project empowers participants to explore food waste prevention methods, climate action strategies, and digital tools. The project also includes the creation of a multilingual e-learning module enriched with poetry, animation, and music, making the learning process both engaging and impactful. By reaching students, teachers, families, and the wider public, Zero Food Waste Volunteers with Art aims to build a more informed and environmentally conscious generation.
The Adventure of Two Friends Who Decided to Change the World!
- story behind our mascots Zio and Ziva.
Once upon a time, in two different corners of Europe, two young dreamers were growing up — Ziva, a curious girl from Slovenia, and Zio, a cheerful boy from Italy.
They didn’t know each other yet, but they both shared one strange habit: whenever they saw food wasted — especially bread — they felt a little sad inside. They didn’t know why, but something deep in their hearts told them that every crumb counts.
This lesson guides you through the process of creating a song, based on the real experience of the project participants. You will explore each stage step by step—from the first ideas and rehearsals, through creative exercises and collaboration, to the final recording.
Together, we will follow this journey, learn how a song is developed, and try to create our own piece. The lesson encourages teamwork, creativity, and expression, showing that everyone can take part in making music.
Hey there, little Earth heroes! 💚
Meet Ziva, bright like sunshine, full of kindness and care for every flower and tree.
And meet Zio, curious like the wind, always exploring and finding new ways to help our planet!
🎶 Together they sing “The Song of Ziva and Zio” — a happy tune about helping the Earth smile again.
Now it’s your turn: Are you more like Ziva or Zio?
Vote for your team, learn their song, and join the mission to make the world bright and new! 🌍✨
#TeamZiva 🌸 #TeamZio 🌈 #TheSongOfZivaAndZio
Photos from all the meetings along the way 📸
Where we learned 📚, tested 🧪, sang 🎶, and worked together 🤝 to make this e-module the perfect starting point for a journey into zero food waste education 🌱👧👦
This file contains the lyrics and basic chords for the official Zero Food Waste project song. The song was created to help students, teachers, and communities learn about sustainability, climate awareness, and food waste prevention in a fun and engaging way through music and art.
The lyrics include educational messages about protecting the environment, reducing food waste, saving bread, recycling leftovers, and caring for the planet. The included chords make it easy to perform the song during workshops, school activities, Erasmus+ meetings, or classroom lessons.
The material can be used for:
music and language activities,
environmental education lessons,
student performances and school events,
creative workshops and group singing,
awareness campaigns connected with the Zero Food Waste project.
Students are encouraged to sing, play instruments, and even create their own versions of the song to spread the message of sustainability and responsible living. 🌍💚
The purpose of this test is to assess the level of awareness and knowledge of participants (students, parents, and staff) regarding environmental and climate issues and food waste prevention, with a particular focus on bread and its processing methods.
This test is mandatory for each participant before beginning the e-learning program.
Our planet faces enormous challenges today: climate change, environmental pollution, and biodiversity loss. All of these phenomena are interconnected and largely result from human activity.
In this section, you will learn how non-renewable energy sources, deforestation, soil erosion, and food waste impact the climate and our lives.
The aim of this module is not only to impart knowledge but also to demonstrate that each of us can act to protect the planet – through conscious, everyday choices.
The Impact of Bread Waste and Solutions Did you know that bread is one of the most frequently thrown away foods in Europe?
Every loaf of bread that ends up in the trash is not only a wasted meal, but also wasted energy, water, and the labor of the people who made it. Producing and transporting bread generates greenhouse gas emissions, so its waste increases the carbon footprint and exacerbates climate problems. In this section, you'll learn why bread waste is such a serious problem, its environmental and economic impacts, and simple, practical ways to reduce waste from proper storage, to bread recycling, to creative recipes for reusing it.
By learning how to avoid bread waste, you become part of the solution a true Zero Food Waste Volunteer. 🌍
This part focuses on developing practical skills to assess and reduce food waste through everyday actions, creative reuse, and environmental awareness. Learners will explore the impact of food waste on climate change and gain hands-on experience in sustainable living.
Congratulations! 🎉You'vereached the final part of our ZERO FOOD WASTE VOLUNTEERS WITH ART e-course.
