Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity for Healthier Generations 

Ministry of National Education, Turkish Diabetes Foundation, TOÇEV and AstraZeneca Turkey have launched a project titled “Hey Genç! Harekete Geç!” (Hey Young! Be More Active!)

27 February 2018

The project, which is going to continue for three years, was announced in a press meeting in 23^rd February. It aims to emphasize the importance of physical activity, healthy nutrition and exercise; help young people to discover their creativity and build a sharing network between schools.

The project aims to reach 11.000 students in 55 different schools in 9 different cities.

Within the frame of the project, trainings and workshops will be held in schools with an aim to raise awareness among the teenagers. Dieticians and sports people will be in charge of the trainings and awareness level will be evaluated after each workshop. Project will include a contest. Students will create their own teams and shoot videos under the guidance of their P. E. teachers. Videos, then, will be evaluated as “most watched”, “most active”, “most liked”, and “school with the highest number of uploading”.

For further information: www.heygenchareketegec.com