Students from 30 counties got involved in over 30,000 thematic educational activities for healthy nutrition and environmental protection.
Balanced lifestyle, care for nature is learned from childhood, being a priority both for the young generation and for the family, the communities in which we live. On this topic, the team of the PRAIS Foundation together with Nestlé Romania and the National Palace of Children in Bucharest – PNCB organized this weekend in the Children's World Park in Bucharest the public event “Health Superheroes invite you to Movement and Fun!”. For a few hours, hundreds of students, teachers, families participated in a real festival of dance, song, sport, dedicated to well-being and protecting the environment.
The event marked, through a series of artistic moments and sports demonstrations supported by the talented children and athletes from the PNCB clubs, the success of the two national educational projects “And I Live Healthy!” – SETS and “The Blue Planet Counts on You!” PACT, developed in schools in over 30 counties by the PRAIS Foundation in partnership with Nestlé Romania.
“We believe in the power to do good! For more than 13 years we have been supporting the SETS national movement that has enabled the formation of healthy lifestyle habits among thousands of primary school students in our country. In a holistic approach, we have been developing the PACT project for 3 years, in which school-age children learn to take care of nature, the planet's resources, protecting them. We are building the future today, together!”, stated Silvia Sticlea, Country Manager Nestlé Romania.
This school year, the PRAIS Foundation team is developing SETS activities in over 145 cities and towns in 18 counties. In total, more than 50,000 students from 380 primary schools were able to access the rapid learning tools, educational video materials and information promoted on SETS social media platforms for free. In the 13 years since the launch of the SETS movement, over 460,000 of students, starting from the preparatory classes and up to the 1st-4th grades, their families were able to participate in SETS educational activities.
“Thousands of teachers, students and their families get involved voluntarily, participating year after year, more and more in the activities of our projects! The two national movements, abbreviated SETS and PACT, which we have created and which we are implementing with great results, together with our founding partner Nestlé, reflect the real interest in the importance of a healthy lifestyle and care for the environment in among the young generation, the communities in which we live. We thank our partners, everyone who is with us!”, A declared Silvia Bucur, President of the PRAIS Foundation.
This school year, more than 190 primary schools from 122 urban and rural localities in 30 counties are participating in the 3rd edition of the national educational project “The Blue Planet Counts on You!” PACT. Over 28,000 students were able to access the information materials alongside 1,850 teaching staff.
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About the PRAIS Foundation
The PRAIS Foundation was created in 2002 by the communication consulting company PRAIS Corporate Communications. Within its national projects initiated and developed over 22 years, it supports major social causes: the access of the young generation to resources, education, personal development and culture. It also promotes well-being and a healthy lifestyle, care for nature, the economy based on talents, creativity, innovation, competitiveness and ethics.
Recognized locally and internationally, the PRAIS Foundation has been successfully involved in national educational projects in areas such as: promoting movement and healthy nutrition; the safety of food products; environment protection; promoting young talents; responsible care of pets. Local or cross-country programs have engaged millions of students, families, teachers, the general public and created value alliances between public and private partners, opinion leaders, local and international specialists, brought together to serve global social causes dedicated to the future the young generation.
About Nestlé
At the global level, Nestlé's social responsibility actions are brought together in three main initiatives: Nestlé for a Waste Free World, Nestlé for Healthier Kids and Nestlé Needs YOUth. The Nestlé for a Waste Free World initiative brings together all the actions by which the company aims to have zero environmental impact in all its operations by 2030.
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For additional information:
Silvia Bucur, President of the PRAIS Foundation
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.fundiaprais.ro
