A regulation issued by the Minister of Health has been in force since 16 February 2026, which, for the first time in the history of Polish law, guarantees a plant-based meal in every state kindergarten and primary school in Poland. Green REV Institute fought for this change for five years. We succeeded.
Green REV Institute submitted a draft amendment to the Ministry of Health in 2024, together with its coalition partners. In 2025, we coordinated a nationwide public consultation, mobilising nearly 70 ‘Ambassadors’ councillors and over 100 partner organisations. In February 2026, the regulation came into force. Our proposal has become Polish law.
We are placing schools at the heart of the green transition. The regulation did not come out of nowhere. It is the result of consistent, long-term work – building expertise, a movement and alliances, which together changed Polish law.
Nearly 70 councillors from across Poland, who are fighting for better nutrition for children in their regions and cities. They table parliamentary questions, organise local debates and build coalitions. It is they who have lent credibility and territorial reach to the Plant Based School’s demands – in a way that no central organisation would have been able to achieve on its own.
The Foundation’s mission is to change and build the world in respect for the people, animals and climate. Contemporary agriculture has ceased to be the one that we used to know. It has become an industry, which does affect the quality of life and health of the people, contributes to climatic changes and objectification of animals. What happens is concentration of food production, the scale industrial agriculture is growing and the number of small, family farms is declining.
Care about health and high product quality has been replaced by the profit and loss account, and the fight for as low production costs as possible. Industrial agriculture changes the climate, makes people lose the right to live in a clean environment. After all, the right to live in a clean, safe, friendly environment, is a human right. What environment we are living in, what air we are breathing, how safe is the water we use – all this determines the quality of our lives. We have the right to be informed about what we eat, which products we use. We have the right to be informed about whether the available products are healthy and safe for us and our loved ones. We have the right to make informed choices!
In a store, restaurant, hotel, our rights – the right to information, to choose services and products – must be heard and respected. We have the right to this, because we want to live a healthy and safe life, because we want to protect our loved ones.
The law must follow our needs, social changes, must effectively protect us. We believe that business may be and often is socially responsible, that there are entrepreneurs who care for human rights, protect the natural environment, those who are not indifferent to the fate of animals.
The obligation of the state is to support business that operates responsibly and hold those who harm our health and the natural environment accountable. Can we expect this from the state?
Yes! For this reason, we have created Green REV Institute. Because we want everyone to be able to live in a safe place, be able to have a healthy and safe diet.
Every school must have a sense of responsibility towards future generations, solidarity with them and a focus on their needs embedded in its very DNA. When we talk about “Plant Based School”, we are thinking about the right to plant-based meals, about food that is healthy and safe for the climate and the environment, and about putting an end to the culture of food waste. We need good education on the climate, the environment and animal rights. A ‘Plant Based School’ also encompasses its wider community – the local community, civil society organisations, local businesses and local authorities. Everyone must switch to the green side!
A sense of responsibility for, solidarity with and thinking about future generations must be written into the DNA of every school. When we say ‘Plant Based School’, we think about the right to plant-based meals, about healthy and climate and environmentally safe food, about ending the culture of food waste. We need good education about climate, environment and animal rights. Plant Based School is also about its environment – the community, community organisations, local business and local government. Everyone needs to move to the green side of power!
The third issue of the ‘New Safe Food’ Magazine has been published. We see this issue as a deliberate attempt to shift our perspective – moving away from merely describing problems towards a discussion of responsibility and practical mechanisms for change.
In it, we give a voice to people who work on a daily basis in the fields of public health, the environment, education and food policy – and who, in the form of open letters to decision-makers, set out their specific expectations of the system.
Safe Food Charter for a just food system.
We strive for food production and consumption that respects human health, the environment and animal rights. We are committed to self-regulation, transparency and the continuous development of the food system, so that our actions support the creation of a safer, more sustainable and fairer structure for that system.
New Safe Food Portal is more than just a collection of articles. It is a place where we combine journalism, activism and expert analysis to answer two fundamental questions: does the system that feeds us really work for people, animals and the planet? What needs to be done to bring about a just transition of the food system?
Our aim is to reach places where the mainstream media remains silent: schools, local authorities, local farms, but also the places where decisions are made that end up on our plates every day. We are active in the Polish Parliament as well as in EU institutions. We highlight how food policy affects health, the environment, and human and animal rights. And we explain what needs to be done to ensure that this impact is positive and does no harm.
Financed By The National Institute Of Freedom Center For Civil Society Development As Part Of The Government Programme For Civil Initiatives Fund NEWCIF For 2021-2030.
Priority 4: Strengthening the competences of civil society organisations
Public task funding: PLN 352,800.00
Total value of the public task: PLN 352,800.00
Task description: Institutional development of the Future Food 4 Climate advocacy coalition, which was initiated by the Green REV Institute in 2021, through the introduction of a new organisational formula. The establishment of the ‘Safe Food’ Federation is an initiative for sustainable food systems and the right to healthy, fair food.
Date of contract conclusion: 26 September 2024
Financed By The National Institute Of Freedom – Center For Civil Society Development As Part Of The Government Programme For Civil Society Organisations Development for 2018-2030 CSODev.
Public task funding: PLN 157,100.00
Total value of the public task: PLN 157,100.00
Task description: White Paper on work on the Five for Animals aims to build a strong position for the Green REV Institute in the area of advocacy for animal rights and climate issues, promote the Green REV Institute brand, and build relationships with key stakeholders. The result will be a White Paper and the strengthening of the Green REV Institute as an advocacy and advocacy institution.
Date of contract conclusion: 31 July 2025
Financed By The National Institute Of Freedom – Center For Civil Society Development As Part Of The Government Programme For Civil Society Organisations Development for 2018-2030 CSODev.
Public task funding: 328 500,00 PLN
Total value of the public task: 328 500,00 PLN
Task description: ‘Green Advocacy Hub – Institutional Development of the Green REV Institute’ aims to strengthen the Green REV Institute in two key areas of activity: as the coordinator of the Future Food 4 Climate (FF4C) coalition and as an expert organisation engaged in advocacy and watchdog activities, as well as developing communication tools such as the “Safe Food” magazine and the www.bezpiecznazywnosc.org website.
Date of contract conclusion: 12 June 2026
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Green REV Institute is created by people who believe that the quality of life depends on the quality of and observance of human rights, animal rights and absolute respect for the natural environment.
We believe that changing the world requires an ethical, fair-to-all animals transformation of the food and agriculture system. We act in a systemic way by leading advocacy efforts to support human and animals rights.
Are you an expert, are you an activist, do you share our values, do you want to be involved in our actions?
Do you believe that the rights of people, the natural environment, animal rights are more important than money? Do you think that it is time for greater responsibility of the state, time for promotion and support for responsible business and punishing those who undervalue the common good, the future of the planet, animal rights?
Join Green REV! Help us end the era of industrial agriculture. Support actions to ensure that people can start to live and eat healthily and start to respect and protect animals! We have a lot to do and every pair of hands is important for us!
Do you think that it is time for sustainable policy? Do you think that food cannot be just a product?
Do you think that we have the right to information about what we buy and what we eat? That we have the right to security? That it is the highest time for industrial agriculture to cease to create damages, degrade the landscape of the country and deepen the climate crisis? Do you think that it is time to ensure that animal rights are noticed and commonly respected? Do you think that rural inhabitants have the right to live in a clean environment, to live in their homes as any other citizen of the European Union? Support Green REV! Help us end the era of industrial agriculture. We have a lot to do and every, even the smallest payment is important for us! Support us, and we will make sure that each payment will be well invested in the protection of human rights, protection of the environment and animal rights!
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