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project info
Start date: 1 January 2024
End date: 31 December 2025
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 1 762 501,49 €
EU contribution: 705 000,60 € (40%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

TommyTomato turns children in The Hague into vegetable eaters for life.

In this project plan we describe how our project contributes to the integrated social development in the GTI area of The Hague. With our local initiative we tackle challenges that arise from a low social position, economic dichotomy and not being able to cope with society. We offer an integrated approach that focuses on a transition to a healthier and more inclusive society. This with the aim of: reduce disadvantages in neighbourhoods with large health gaps and give people the opportunity to live longer in good health. Our approach is preventive in nature and aims to bring about a behavioural change, starting from the basics: children in primary school. A significant part of the burden of disease is caused by an unhealthy living environment. For some children, especially from vulnerable neighbourhoods where a lack of knowledge and financial resources hampers access to healthy food, healthy nutrition poses a challenge (source 1: CBS, 2017). Onde...

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