The next in person WG Children meeting will take place in Rotterdam in the context of the Healthy Wave Final Conference happening on Thursday 5 November. The WG meeting will take place on Friday 6 November.
This registration form is for the WG Children meeting only. If you would also like to attend the conference on 5 November, please register separately here: How to improve the school food environment and create equal opportunities for children?
Information on the Final Conference - Healthy Wave - 5 November
The Healthy Wave project together with the leading network of Eurocities have the pleasure to invite you to a one day event entitled "How to improve the school food environment and equal opportunities for children?" that will take place in the WTC Rotterdam building in Rotterdam on the 5th of November 2026, from 8:30 to 17:45 CET.
Implementoring Healthy Meal for all (HealthyWave) aims to contribute to the implementation of the European Child Guarantee to ensure effective and free access to at least one healthy meal each school day for all children at risk of poverty and social exclusion in Europe. We need to implement school lunch concepts that have high nutritious quality, are safe, sustainable and low in waste, inclusive, satisfactory to children, parents and school staff, feasible and affordable.
A multitude of good examples are being implemented to ensure each child will have at least one healthy meal each school day and to have equal opportunities at school. This event aims to discussing how to reinforce the European Child Guarantee.
The program will include a high level conference followed by three closed working group meetings in the field of Education, Children and Food from the Eurocities network.
The conference will provide an opportunity for members of the WG Children to reflect on the role of food not only as a tool to combat poverty, but also as an educational and community space, as well as a key factor in promoting children's physical and mental well-being.