Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

Programme 2007 - 2013 Mediterranean Sea Basin ENPI CBC

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Project in brief The Mediterranean Diet has recently been included by the UNESCO in its Intangible Cultural Heritage List while the Council of Europe acknowledges the diet key role in promoting tolerance and diversity. At the same time the Food and Agriculture Organization, due to the continuing development of individualistic societies, considers this diet “decayed into a moribund state”. Against growing globalization, the conservation of the Mediterranean culinary heritage represents an important factor in maintaining its richness, healthy character and bio-diversity. As a contribution to this challenge, SLOWMED project aims to promote creative intercultural dialogue with a view to consolidating a Mediterranean cultural identity based on its culinary heritage and to encourage the intergenerational transfer of traditions to young people. Considering food as “a work of art”, the project will also involve a wide range of artists from the Mediterranean region in a new way of highlighting the culinary heritage. Food contests, artistic competitions and educational workshops addressed to children will help spread the project’s message to various social groups of the Mediterranean area. Specific objectives • To encourage the Mediterranean culinary heritage preservation and conservation • To promote the recognition of food as a form of cultural and artistic expression • To foster nutrition education based on the Mediterranean culinary heritage

Website: http://www.enpicbcmed.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

• Regional documentary “4 Culinary Seasons of the Mediterranean Diet” produced, broadcasted online and also distributed in 1600 DVD copies • 3200 hard copies of the “SlowMed Recipe Book” diffused (children educational book developed by artists) and at least 300 copies downloaded from the project’s website • Five events foreseen under the “Mediterranean Roadmap of Slow Food Laboratories” (including food exhibitions, conferences, concerts and nutrition education workshops) attended by 400 people • Competition of “Fusion Dishes” held with the involvement of 24 chefs • SlowMed network created gathering 300 concerned actors • 12 awareness raising workshops organized in schools with at least 250 people involved

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Cultural heritage and arts

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Centre for Creative Development Danilo Dolci (CSC DD)

Address: Via Roma 94, 90133 Palermo, Italy

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

Name: Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

Address: P.O. Box 138 - ChatbyAlexandria, Egypt

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Associação In Loco

Name: Associação In Loco

Address: Avenida da Liberdade, 101, 8150-101 São Brás de Alportel, Portugal

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Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts (ARCPA/AL-JANA)

Name: Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts (ARCPA/AL-JANA)

Address: Arab University Area Bustani Str. Hadba and Bakdash Building, 4th flour P.O Box: 114/5017 Beirut, Lebanon

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Battir Landscape Ecomuseum

Name: Battir Landscape Ecomuseum

Address: Battir, Palestine

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Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Zahle and Bekaa

Name: Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Zahle and Bekaa

Address: Saint Mikhael StreetZahle, Lebanon

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Mediterranean Diet Foundation (FDMed)

Name: Mediterranean Diet Foundation (FDMed)

Address: C/ Johann Sebastian Bach, 28 , 8021 Barcelona, Spain

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Department of health activities of Sicilian Region (DASOE)

Name: Department of health activities of Sicilian Region (DASOE)

Address: Via Mario Vaccaro, 90145 Palermo, Italy

Legal status: n/a

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Centre for Creative Development Danilo Dolci (CSC DD)

Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

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Associação In Loco

Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

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Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts (ARCPA/AL-JANA)

Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

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Battir Landscape Ecomuseum

Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

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Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Zahle and Bekaa

Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

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Mediterranean Diet Foundation (FDMed)

Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

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Department of health activities of Sicilian Region (DASOE)

Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

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Project name (EN): Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

Project acronym: SLOWMED

Project start date: 2014-01-01

Project end date: 2015-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 054 598.60

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 949 138.74

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2007 - 2013 Mediterranean Sea Basin ENPI CBC

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2018-01-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

95 / 95 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

721 / 721 (100%)

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Food as a means of dialogue in Mediterranean Contexts

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