"Fight the beast don't become obese" is a strategic partnership between Ireland, Malta and Latvia - three countries that the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently estimated to become the fattest countries in Europe by 2030 if no urgent action regarding the obesity crisis is taken. According to a comprehensive global study of obesity published in 2014 it was stated that Ireland's population has overweight and obesity levels in excess of the European level. On the other side, Maltese kids and youth are amongst the most overweight in the world with obesity levels reaching frightening proportions. But obesity is not just a unique problem to Malta or Ireland. The European statistics shows that Latvian women rank third in the European obesity rate. The partners acknowledged that obesity is a serious public health issue and this project can be a good start for young people to stop ignoring serious consequences of the obesity and have a closer look at foods that they consume. The project will address two major factors/needs necessary to start fighting the obesity crisis . Firstly, the need of understanding food labels and nutritional values of foods and secondly the need of cooking skills using organic/local and healthy products.People involved in the project are young disadvantaged people who left school early and now as a result are facing educational difficulties and social obstacles and are finding difficult to engage with their local communities. Lack of social skills, law self -esteem and no confidence prevent them from becoming valuable members of society. The project will address their needs and will equip them with new experiences skills necessary for starting making changes in their lives. Hopefully it will start with making healthy food choices but later it will encourage them to make positive changes in their communities. In order to achieve the best outcomes the project activities and tasks are very practical, interactive and group based. The methodology used will involved brainstorming, discussions, visits to local farms and hands-on experience, cooking, teamworking, problem solving and decision making. Being aware of our target group's educational barriers an integrated literacy approach and aContent and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) method will be used.The partners involved in the project were carefully selected based on their experience of working with young disadvantaged people. Blanchardstown Community Training Centre (Ireland) provides training, work experience and support to meet the needs of early school leavers and help them to achieve their full potential. Baltic Regional Fund (Latvia) provides support for youth at risk, early school leavers, unemployed people and migrants to equip them with necessary tools to become valuable members of the Latvian society. Active Youth (Malta) provides platform for young people where they can express themselves and become aware of their full potential. This is done through a non -formal learning methods. All three organisations are very experienced at working with young disadvantaged people and aware of their needs.On completion of this project young people will be able to read and understand nutritional values of foods and will be aware of what foods are high in fats, saturated fats, sugar and salt. They will also be able to prepare basic healthy meals using organic ingredients sourced from the local farms. By using their cooking skills they will be able to see a difference between home made food and pre-packed, ready to eat food. Their learning, practical experiences and knowledge will be presented in a cook book created during the project. It will consist a guideline on reading and understanding food labels, information about local/organic farms and a collection of healthy and simple recipes prepared by young people. It is anticipated that the cook book will be a great way to start a food revolution at the local level. Young people directly and indirectly involved in the project will become local healthy food promoters. With their new skills, experiences and knowledge they will promote a healthy eating but also will raise awareness of harmful and serious consequences of he obesity crisis. It is hoped that this will start reversing the raising trend in obesity.