Oxfam Australia has launched its annual Design for Change platform which allows young people to upload their innovative design, marketing and communications solutions to the causes of food waste onto a website.
The site will link them to other emerging and established professionals and give them the chance to win prizes including professional workshops.
The best ideas submitted on the platform will be selected for publication in an e-book and distributed to organisations working on reducing food waste in Australia, to help 'inspire other young people to contribute to creating a sustainable food future'.
Oxfam Australia’s Design for Change coordinator Sophie Weldon said:
“Almost a third of food produced for human consumption around the world is thrown away or wasted, which puts immense pressure on our food system.”
“There is enough food to feed the world, yet one in eight people on the planet goes to bed hungry each night. New South Wales households alone throw away more than $2.5 billion worth of food each year,” Weldon said.
Ideas that can be shared through the platform included poster campaigns to change the public understanding of food waste and designs showing people how to make the most of leftovers.
The six-week food waste design challenge is the first of a series of issues to be tackled throughout the year, inviting people to share ideas and solutions to local and global problems, as well as connecting them to others in their industry who wanted to use their creative skills to make a difference.
“Effective design, marketing and communication strategies have the ability to transform the way people think,” Weldon said.
“This collaborative space aims to tap into the power of the creative community to create positive change on a local, national and even global level.”
Oxfam Australia has been running a Design for Change program in universities since 2007.
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