For the past few weeks, SWIDA – Gh’s team of officers have been working with nutrition officers in the districts where the Sustainable Livelihoods for Improved Food Security and Nutrition project is being implemented, to help community members improve their nutrition and general health and hygiene practices.
In this activity under the project, the team has been providing direct education and demonstration on what constitutes good nutrition, as well as the basic necessities and practices on health and hygiene.
This intervention has reached some 3,000 women directly at their points of needs from 30 communities.
The Sustainable Livelihoods for Improved Food Security and Nutrition, is under SWIDA – Gh FLA, which is a partnership between the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency and the World Food Programme, being implemented in six districts in the Northern and Savannah Regions.
The WFP has a mandate of providing humanitarian relief food assistance in emergencies and work with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
Women beneficiaries and participants in the exercise made some revelations to the team, include issues on the choice and combination of food available to them, the cooking, as well as proper breastfeeding methods.
The other issues raised by the women include child care, personal and environmental hygiene and safe water and sanitation.
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