EcoQuest: Gamifying climate action in the kitchen

<< Objectives >>EcoQuest aims to educate youth on sustainable food choices, enhance digital literacy, and promote cultural awareness. By creating a gamified digital platform, we will engage participants, youth and educators, in learning about eco-friendly practices, such as reducing food waste and adopting plant-forward diets. The platform integrates AI tools and explores diverse European culinary traditions to foster inclusivity aligning with Erasmus+ priorities on climate action and lifelong learning.<< Implementation >>Develop a gamified digital platform with cooking challenges, cultural quests, and AI support.Create content aligned with priorities, design gamification elementsCo-creation workshops with youth and educatorsConduct pilot testing and gather feedback for refinement.Host multilingual webinars to engage youth and educators.Launch a social media campaign to raise awareness and promote usage.Partner with schools and NGOs to reach diverse European audiences and support sustainability education.<< Results >>Teaching youth to cook sustainably and introducing plant forward thinking will result in better health and climate conscious decision making in other areas as well.Participants will gain valuable, practical knowledge on reducing food waste and making environmentally responsible choices while having fun.Cross-cultural learning experience and gamified digital tool for educators for easier engagement with youth.Strengthened the capacity and network of project partners.