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Specifically, the smartphone application, which will be available for free download, will allow users to trace the origins of their food, provide insight in the manufacturing process while indicating the impact its production had on local societies, the environment and the economy and will therefore significantly increase users’ understanding of global interdependencies. | Specifically, the smartphone application, which will be available for free download, will allow users to trace the origins of their food, provide insight in the manufacturing process while indicating the impact its production had on local societies, the environment and the economy and will therefore significantly increase users’ understanding of global interdependencies. | ||
Furthermore, the [[Map Your Meal | Furthermore, the Map Your Meal Toolkit [[Map Your Meal - Explorer's Guide]], the workshops and public events will further increase understanding among those participating, including young people, those active in sustainable living initiatives on a local level, as well as the broader public. | ||
Understanding global interdependencies, the global issues and challenges that are part of today's globalised world, as well as understanding their history and their interrelations are key to acquiring global learning skills and to be able to take informed decisions that affect not only one’s very own life, but that will also have a positive impact on the lives of others, in the local as well as global community. Many times, global issues such as social justice, poverty, food security, sustainability, equity, human rights and power relations appear very disconnected from our every day life. | Understanding global interdependencies, the global issues and challenges that are part of today's globalised world, as well as understanding their history and their interrelations are key to acquiring global learning skills and to be able to take informed decisions that affect not only one’s very own life, but that will also have a positive impact on the lives of others, in the local as well as global community. Many times, global issues such as social justice, poverty, food security, sustainability, equity, human rights and power relations appear very disconnected from our every day life. | ||
===<small>Attitudinal change in young people’s food consumption and production patterns</small>=== | ===<small>Attitudinal change in young people’s food consumption and production patterns</small>=== | ||
