Happy to announce that our new booklet summarizing the success stories from our Small Grant Initiative is now out. Have a look: https://nice.ethz.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Small-Grants-Make-A-Big-Difference-Success-Stories.pdf
The Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project is transforming lives by improving nutrition and promoting healthier diets through locally-led actions. Across six secondary cities in Rwanda, Kenya, and Bangladesh, NICE works closely with local communities to connect consumers with farmers who produce food sustainably. The following story of Aline Ayingeneye and her son is a …
Read more “Empowering Communities Through Nutrition: Aline’s Journey with the NICE Project”
What makes a successful nutrition collaboration? was one of the key questions during the World Public Health and Nutrition Congress 2024, June 10-13, in London. We as NICE were extremly honoured to contribute to the discussion by briefly presenting our NICE project in an oral parallel session and contributing to the discussion on the HOW …
Read more “NICE showcasing its multisectoral governance efforts at #WPHNCongress2024”
27May2024 was Health and Environment: A Time for Solutions Day at Geneva Health Forum accompanying the 77th World Health Assembly. The event’s call has been clear, we need to work interdisciplinary and in a mutlisectoral, mutli-stakeholder approach bringing all, CSO, authorities, science etc. on the same table. The momentum of such discussion is now key …
Read more “NICE showcasing its multisectoral governance efforts at Geneva Health Forum 2024”
Cities stand as pivotal players in shaping the trajectory of food systems across urban, peri-urban and rural landscapes, as well as in implementing the right to food and enabling healthy diets. This urban shift brings both opportunities and challenges to the forefront. The critical role of cities in addressing challenges within food systems and countering …
NICE participated with 3 posters in the 2023 edition of ETH World Food Center’s Food Day 02Nov2023 in Zurich and appreciated the great opportunity for exchanging on ideas, insights and innovations with like-minded people and initiatives, and simple networking.
Secondary cities tend to be better linked with their surrounding foodshed than primate cities and act as important platforms to trade agricultural produce within their rural surrounding. With more and more people living in cities, urban food systems become increasingly important, and urban contexts and modern lifestyles also present opportunities to better reach consumers through …
Elizabeth Imbo, NICE Project Manager Kenya, had the honour to present the NICE project in a panel discussion on the cost of a healthy diet during the Africa Food Systems Forum 2023 in Dar Es Salaam.
On 14Jul2023, the NICE Project held a training on “Gender aspects in project planning and implementation to strengthen the team’s capacity in integrating gender aspects into project planning and implementation” at Lemigo Hotel in Kigali. NICE city coordinators, Farmers’ hub officers, Districts focal persons, and other community representatives involved in project interventions in Rubavu and …
Women play an essential role in food systems, often leading growing, processing, and marketing of food. When women are given equal opportunities to succeed, they can be powerful agents driving economic growth, peace, and improved quality of life. On 19Jul2023, NICE hold an inspiring #Women Deliver 2023 Partner Side Event on “Empowering women as change …