IDEA Public Association launches the promotion of healthy nutrition among young people.

At the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Founder and Head of the IDEA Public Association, a project promoting healthy nutrition in secondary schools has been launched.

Thus, the IDEA Public Association will organize educational presentations on this topic for senior students of secondary schools in Baku with the aim of promoting healthy and responsible food consumption habits among young people. The project is being implemented with the support of the Azerbaijan Youth Foundation, the Ministry of Education, the Public Health and Reforms Center of the Ministry of Health, and the FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan.

It is well known that proper and sufficient nutrition is one of the main conditions for human well-being, especially for the healthy development of young people and the realization of their potential. At the same time, it should be noted that responsible and sustainable food consumption is also important from the perspective of environmental protection and, ultimately, meeting the needs of future generations.

The first presentations were held at the Heydar Aliyev Modern Education Complex and the Ilyas Afandiyev Elite Gymnasium. The presentations were conducted in an interactive and entertaining format and attracted great interest from the children. Students learned what a healthy diet is, how poor nutrition affects the development of the body and brain, how irresponsible consumption impacts our planet, and gained other useful information.

It should be noted that in recent years, numerous projects in the fields of environmental protection and sustainable development have been implemented in our country at the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Founder and Head of the IDEA Public Association. The IDEA Public Association, together with partners such as UNDP, FAO, UNICEF and others, carries out activities to promote the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Azerbaijan, paying special attention to raising awareness about sustainability among young people starting from school age and increasing their role in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The IDEA Public Association calls on children to give preference to healthy food instead of “fast food,” which is very harmful to the body, and urges parents to be attentive to this issue for the sake of the healthy and proper development of their children.