World Food Day: Encouraging Healthy and Nutritious meals

Monday, October 16, 2017

For South Malaita communities,during a cooking competition in Haunasi village, they have been encouraged to eat healthy, and providing knowledge on nutritionThe event provided a platform for awareness talks and demonstrations, on how local foods can be used to prepare healthy and nutritious meals. 

The competition organized by the World Vision’s Solomon Islands Maternal Newborn Child Health Nutrition project and health authorities which attracted 36 participants

The Solomon Islands Maternal Newborn Child Health Nutrition project is supported by the Australian Government. The project focused on improving maternal newbord, child health and nutrition in South Malaita, Makira province and Central Islands province and has introduced a system of Village Health Volunteers in project communities.