Young people in Greece are increasingly exposed to smoking, vaping and heated tobacco products, yet reliable, youth-focused information about lung health remains hard to come by.
Many don't recognise the early warning signs of lung disease or know when it's time to seek medical advice, which raises the risk of delayed action and missed chances for real prevention.
The project
Breathe for Tomorrow trains medical students as lung health ambassadors, delivered through a national network of student volunteers across Greece, reaching young people directly in universities, youth settings and local communities. All content is reviewed by qualified healthcare professionals, so the peer-to-peer information ambassadors share stays scientifically accurate while remaining genuinely accessible.
Through talks, workshops, information booths and community actions, the project builds chronic disease prevention into everyday youth spaces, with clear referral pathways that help move young people from simple awareness to actually seeking medical advice or a check-up when it matters. The model is built to be scalable, with future cohorts of trained ambassadors carrying the network forward.
Who the project is for
The project's direct beneficiaries are 15 medical students trained as lung health ambassadors, and around 2,000 young people aged 18 to 35, reached through the awareness and outreach activities, with a wider digital reach of over 20,000 people.
Its impact reaches further, to participants' families, local communities and the wider public, who benefit as awareness of lung health spreads beyond those directly involved.
Project name: Breathe for Tomorrow - Building Greece's First Young Lung Health Ambassador Network
Proposing organisation: FairLife Lung Cancer Care (FairLife L.C.C.)
Area of intervention: Health & Welfare
Country: Greece