Food waste is a huge and costly issue in France. Every year 10 million tons of food is either lost or wasted in the country, costing the French 16 billion euros per year. The negative impact on the environment is also shocking. In France, food waste emits 15.3 million tonnes of CO2, which represents 3% of the country’s total CO2 emission. At the same time, food waste is not a problem unique to our country. According to the United Nations Food Waste Index 2021 report, approximately 88 million tons of food waste is produced annually in Europe in 2019 and 70% of this is domestic food waste. According to the data published by the European Food Council EUFIC, approximately 690 million people are starving, while three billion people cannot eat healthy. The COVID-19 epidemic, combined with hunger that has been on the rise in the last five years, additionally threatens the food and nutrition security of 132 million people. In addition, food waste causes a decline in the ecosystem and negative consequences in climate change. As a matter of fact, food waste alone accounts for about 8-10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Ekta is a group of young people operating in Paris regarding environmental problems, digital skills and inclusion of disadvantaged groups. As a result of monthly need search of our target group, they stated that they mostly waste foods at home and they need to improve their consuming habits regarding food waste and take active part to raise awareness of others in the society in order to decrease their ecological footprint over food waste. Research also estimates that upwards of 50% of the total amount of food that is wasted comes from our own kitchens. As a forefront topic in most sustainable development goals, it is important to remember that each person can make a difference by choosing to live sustainably. One action we can take is to reduce our own individual consumption and waste and lower our food waste starts in the kitchen! Indeed,in order to prevent food waste and leave a more livable future for future generations in terms of food and climate, the EU is committed to meeting the Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 to halve per capita food waste at the retail and consumer level by 2030, and reduce food losses along the food production and supply chains. Besides this, The French government has created new laws in recent years, regulations and campaigns to change people's behaviours and encourage food waste reduction. And also, the private sector has stepped to the plate and is transforming its operations to become less wasteful. As EKTA, we decided to raise awareness of youngster who are not only the consumers of tomorrow but also food producers and change their food consuming habits to reduce food waste and encourage them to start societal change regarding food waste through a Youth Exchange project as food waste is a common problem in Europe and needs to be tackled with a international collaboration and digital media is an effective conduit for change. With societies and people across the World facing many challenges, campaigns that heighten awareness can help to change lives for the better.by spreading messages and attracting support. Therefore 6 organization from countries France, Malta, Turkey, Greece, Sweden and Hungary with high food waste in Europe (https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219830/per-capita-food-waste-of-selected-countries ineurope/) came together to organize this youth exchange in a collaborative way. We have determined the project's objectives stated below by conducting a needs analysis within the target group of partner organizations consisting of 250 people in total: *To improve competences of 36 young participants on the food culture of other countries, roots and effects of food waste, food recovery hierarchy for sustainable management of food, how to consume food in a safe way, portion adjustment and zero-waste cooking, conserving leftover food and prolonging its shelf life, conscious food purchasing, food donation and food recycling, *To improve competences of 36 young participants on the issues with and solutions to food waste in countries of partner organizations, * To improve competences of 36 young participants creativity, digital skills, teamwork and intercultural dialogue to use social media campaigns as a tool to minimize food waste in their society and Europe and to inspire people to take an active part in society against food waste * To promote future collaboration and project participation by improving competences of 36 young participants about Erasmus+ and its Key Actions