Hungary

• 132,805 green footprints for environmentally friendly travel
• 105,243 green footprints for local green events
• 6,450 green footprints for 285 trees planted during local events
• 57,988 red footprints for daily meals without meat and/or prepared from local products

New in 2018 was that also teachers could join and support the kids in gathering Green Footprints. Furthermore other green activities were considered in the final calculation.

The actions, invented together with Friends of the Earth Hungary, were also focusing on the slogan "Good food - good farming" to underline the importance of local products. 

Beyond collecting green footprints, kids could choose activities from a wide variety of actions:

Föld – Nap – Mandala - Make a Mandala

The pupils were asked to prepare a mandala out of natural materials (leaves, gravels, etc). Very nice results!

Élő Mandala – Living Mandala

The students were asked to take photographs of big "living pictures” shaped with their own bodies, showing some environmental message.

Akció a környezetért - Action for the environment

The action asked the students to organize some environmental action like a little local market, a cooking club at school with local products; greening their schoolyard; etc. and to send photos and/or videos of their actions!

Ökos finomság - Eco Delicacies

Pupils prepared at home/in school some delicacies from products which are local and/or bio, that not include food additives, are not refrigerated, have travelled little kilometers etc. They also sent their recipes and photos of the cooking process as well as of the completed dish.

Finally all the prepared posters and documentations were exhibited in the school to strengthen the awareness of all students for an eco-friendly lifestyle. The kids had a lot of fun enriching each other and hopefully benefit from the action week in the long term.

This year`s new achievement was a kit of cheerful stamps in order to better visualise the green footprints.