Co-creating Nutritious Recipes for Children Under Five in Bambilor, Senegal.

by Samuel Ayooluwa OkunjoluUncategorizedPosted on Comments are Disabled

What makes a nutritious recipe practical for families to prepare? In Bambilor, Senegal, community stakeholders and health workers explored this question together through the Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project, drawing on familiar ingredients and local food practices to develop recipes for children under five. Organised by Sight and Life with support from Bambilor’s Food …

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Thursday Bundle: How One Weekly Bundle Is Making Safe Food Easier to Trust and Buy in Bangladesh

by Samuel Ayooluwa OkunjoluBangladeshPosted on Comments are Disabled

For many households, eating healthier is not simply a matter of knowing what foods are nutritious. It also depends on whether safe, diverse, and affordable foods are available in the right quantity, at the right price, and in a form that is easy to buy and prepare. To address this challenge in Bangladesh, the Nutrition …

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How NICE Community Cooking Sessions Are Transforming Household Nutrition in Rwanda, One Small Habit at a Time

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Cooking demonstrations have long been used in nutrition programs to educate communities about healthier food choices and practical skills. However, as the term demonstration suggests, these sessions are often passive and mostly focused on teaching and showing, rather than motivating and engaging, two prerequisites for sustained behaviour change. The NICE project reimagined communal cooking by …

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From chickens to change: Ongarima’s inspiring path to better nutrition and agroecology

by Lillian Wanjiru-MainaKenyaPosted on Comments are Disabled

Eagles Self Help Group in Ongarima, Teso South, Busia County is improving household nutrition and promoting agroecology through the support of the NICE Project. Before joining the project, the group kept 300 chickens, which they sold as an income generation initiative to boost members and household income, but this was minimal. Through the Small Grants …

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The NICE Project Phase II Takes Shape in Kenya

by Lillian Wanjiru-MainaKenyaPosted on Comments are Disabled

Phase II of the NICE Project is taking shape in Kenya, bringing together farmers, local leaders, and partners in Bungoma and Busia to strengthen sustainable food systems. Building on the successes of Phase I, from school gardens to county nutrition policies; the new phase focuses on empowering women and youth, promoting local nutritious foods, and scaling agroecological practices for healthier, more resilient communities.