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Project Name: The Healthy Living Bike Action Campaign
PCV/Counterpart: Rob Gregor (AZ4)/ Bridge to The Future Youth Union
Grant Type: Small Projects Assistance (SPA)
Grant Amount: $3529.75
Project Summary:
The Healthy Living Bike Action Campaign will encourage the people (and specifically the young people) of Ganja to live a healthier, more active and more environmentally friendly lifestyle. The main component will be conducting presentations at all of the schools in Ganja to teach participants about the importance of being environmentally aware, maintaining a healthy diet, exercising daily and not smoking; participants will be taught simple and specific ways to infuse healthier choices into their daily lives. Presenters will gain widespread attention as they will lead by example in employing bicycles as their primary means of transportation for the duration of the actions.
Goals and Objectives:
Goal 1: Promote a healthier lifestyle

• Objective 1: To encourage students to make healthy dietary choices through the introduction of a food pyramid and basic nutritional information. Following the presentation, our hope is that at least 50% of the students will be able to recognize, label, and understand a food pyramid.
• Objective 2: To raise awareness about the negative health consequences of smoking. Following the presentation, our goal is that at least 75% of the students in attendance will be able to identify three diseases (and their symptoms) known to be caused by smoking.
• Objective 3: To explain the potential health benefits of exercise and offer specific suggestions for incorporating exercise into daily routines. Following the presentation, our goal is that at least 75% of students will be able to list at least two ways they can incorporate daily exercise into their lives (e.g. walking or biking to school instead of driving a car, playing football after school).

Goal 2: Promote a Clean Environment

• Objective 1: To illustrate how burning fossil fuels / emitting carbon affects the environment and offer specific suggestions for simple choices that can be made to reduce an individuals “environmental footprint.” Following the presentation, our goal is that 50% of students in attendance will be able to identify three environmental consequences of emitting carbons / burning fossil fuels and 75% of students in attendance will be able to identify three positive outcomes of riding a bike or walking.

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