Through our comprehensive NICE toolkit we are aiming to empower you as a dedicated city official in optimizing the urban food system of your city. The NICE toolkit encompasses a wide and growing range of resources mainly focusing on decision-taking and social behavior change.
To ensure accessibility and relevance, most tools are available in local languages and with respective instructions if needed, allowing to seamlessly integrate the resources into your specific contexts. Additionally, selected tools are offered in English to cater to a broader audience, facilitating knowledge sharing and collaboration on an international scale.
General/Global Resources
Decision-Making Tool to Agree on Agroecological Interventions
Country Resources
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Small Grants Initiative
Through seed funding for innovative projects by local women and youth engaged in Bungoma’s and Busia’s food system, the dietary diversity of beneficiaries could be improved. Our success stories will surely inspire you how to replicate a similar initiative in your city or what simple innovations could boost your food production.
Small-Grants-Make-A-Big-Difference-Success-Stories
Social Marketing Tools
Social marketing applies marketing theories and behavioral science to drive behavior change for societal benefit. Its aim is to promote behaviors such as healthy eating and it relies on research to understand people’s lives, desires, and concerns, then delivers tailored messages and services to address both individual desires and societal needs, such as improving nutrition outcomes and reducing poverty.
Smart Food Tips Resources
Smart food tips sessions are interactive group meetings for mothers to exchange feeding and food preparation advice, fostering confidence in affordable, nutritious meals with local ingredients. These gatherings aim to create a supportive community where mothers empower each other. The NICE project piloted two sessions, resulting in the co-creation of practical nutrition tips compiled into a booklet for distribution among participants, with regular updates to incorporate ongoing insights. These sessions are planned to be held bi-weekly within health centres and Early Childhood Development Centres. Other local venues and organizations to host these sessions will be identified in close collaboration with local Government Authorities.
Smart Food Tips – English
Smart Food Tips – Kinyarwanda
Participatory cooking demonstrations aim to empower mothers with new food preparation skills, boosting their confidence in making affordable, nutritious meals with readily available ingredients. Mothers actively engage in selecting and preparing recipes, fostering community involvement. The NICE project has piloted two demonstrations, featuring recipes developed by the community, which are being introduced to health centers, Early Childhood Development Centers, and community kitchens. The project provides necessary support to ensure the success of these demonstrations which run weekly.
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Play-based learning allows children to explore and understand the world through inquiry, interaction, and problem-solving. Schools, as per the Food and Agriculture Organization, are optimal for promoting healthy eating habits, reaching numerous children and their families consistently. Children under six are pivotal for shaping lifelong nutritional behaviors, with adults in their social circles playing crucial roles. Experiential learning methods, like food-related games and sensory activities, are more engaging than traditional approaches. The NICE project developed a series of play-based learning tools, which are being pre-tested and will offer orientation sessions on play-based nutrition education for nutrition clubs, schools, and Early Childhood Development Centers (ECDs).
