The Health and Well-being Week was organised for the first time by the Erasmus Student Network from the 21st to the 27th of October 2019. The aim of this initiative was to involve the local organisations of ESN in activities focused on sports, healthy lifestyle, nutrition, responsible party, mental health and other areas, as well as to show international students that they can adopt a healthy lifestyle while being on exchange.
During this week, over 100 events were organised in 23 countries. The most popular activities were first aid workshops, football tournaments, discussions about mental health, running and yoga sessions.
Several countries created Social Media campaigns on health and well-being, organised online quizzes and contests to engage their followers in the topic and share useful tips. Even though the Health and Well-being Week was put in place by a small international team of volunteers, the initiative had a real and direct impact on the Erasmus+ students thanks to the involvement of ESN members around Europe.
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ESN Barcelona organised a Healthy Cooking Workshop with the goal of teaching international students new healthy and nutritious recipes that they can make at home in order to follow a healthier lifestyle;
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ESN in Athens involved international students in a Yoga class, to teach them about the importance of exercise and how it can contribute to their physical, mental and spiritual health;
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ESN Split organised a First Aid Workshop to teach participants basic skills in case they find themselves in life-threatening situations;
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ESN Nicosia organised a Football Tournament where about 20 Erasmus and local students joined for 2 hours of playing football all together;
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ESN in Athens gathered international students for Paralympic games, to promote the benefits of physical exercise, as well as to sensitise and inform the students about disabilities and how the paralympic games are conducted
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ESN Cluj-Napoca organised a Zumba class to promote and foster physical activity, bring together ESN volunteers, Erasmus students and the local community, and to inform about the Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The next Health and Well-being Week will take place from the 9th to the 15th of March 2020.
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