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Empowering Communities Through Nutrition: Aline’s Journey with the NICE Project

by Cornelia SpeichNews, Rwanda September 9, 2024January 30, 2025Comments are Disabled

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 …

Improving Nutrition and Fish Access in Lake Kivu

by Sandra NadègeNews, Rwanda August 20, 2024January 30, 2025Comments are Disabled

Fish farmers from Lake Kivu, including members of fishing cooperatives in Rusizi and Rubavu districts, have significantly improved their practices thanks to support from the NICE project. NICE has met the fishing needs of the farmers by providing fish fingerlings and feed in Rusizi and nets in Rubavu. Additionally, the project has provided training and …

International Youth Day 2024

by Annette WachiraKenya, News August 12, 2024January 30, 2025Comments are Disabled

Empowering Sustainable Development through Digital Platforms: The Story of Lennson Mumo This year’s International Youth Day celebrated on 12th August 2024 focuses on the relationship between digitization and the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasizing the significant role young people play in this process. The celebrations highlight how young individuals use technologies like …

Learnings from the recently held NICE Peer-to-Peer Learning Event: A testimonial

by Annette WachiraKenya, News August 1, 2024January 30, 2025Comments are Disabled

The NICE Peer-to-Peer Learning Event occurred between the 3rd – 8th of March 2024 in Switzerland. The peer learning in Switzerland aimed to strengthen competencies in urban food systems, increase knowledge of agroecology for sustainable transformation, and build relationships among six secondary cities in the NICE Project, NICE consortium members in Switzerland, selected Swiss cities, …

Irrigation benefits school diets

by Annette WachiraKenya, News July 30, 2024January 30, 2025Comments are Disabled

Keeping vegetables well-watered Phanice Ilamwenya owns Phanice Farmers’ Hub in Bungoma’s Misikhu Ward. She is one of our successful women farmers in the NICE Project. Through her Farmers’ Hub, the mother of six children works with more than 360 farmers. They greatly appreciate her leadership and warm nature. I joined NICE with my Farmers’ Hub …

Distribution Ceremony of Vegetable Racks and Food Carts to Women and Youth Group Members in Dinajpur

by Jasia MehjabinBangladesh, News June 30, 2024January 30, 2025Comments are Disabled

In a significant step towards improving the food system and ensuring a nutritious food supply in Dinajpur Municipality, vegetable racks and street food carts were distributed to the members of city food systems women and youth group in June 2024. At a recent distribution program, Md. Abu Taiyob Ali Dulal, the Mayor of Dinajpur Municipality, …

Transforming Community Health: Motivational Interviewing Training in Rusizi and Rubavu

by Sandra NadègeNews, Rwanda June 26, 2024January 30, 2025Comments are Disabled

Behavior change through counseling is the NICE project’s focus as it continues to help people living in secondary cities. The project recently provided Motivational Interviewing (MI) training to Community Health Workers and nutritionists who work closely with mothers in Rusizi and Rubavu districts. This training aims to change social behavior and improve nutrition practices through …

NICE showcasing its multisectoral governance efforts at #WPHNCongress2024

by Cornelia SpeichNews June 17, 2024June 17, 2024Comments are Disabled

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 …

Making African Leafy Vegetables safe all the way

by Annette WachiraKenya, News June 7, 2024January 30, 2025Comments are Disabled

NICE helps Kenyan farmers improve food safety June 7th is World Food Safety Day. Keeping food safe is a collective responsibility. The NICE Project shows what that can mean in local supply chains. World Food Safety Day aims to raise awareness about the vital topic of food safety. The 2024 theme is “Prepare for the …

NICE showcasing its multisectoral governance efforts at Geneva Health Forum 2024

by Cornelia SpeichNews June 5, 2024June 5, 2024Comments are Disabled

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 …