CHW Training

I have completed training the CHWs; they are now ready to continue the IYCF Workshops year round.  Our second day of training discussed complementary feeding: why it is important and what constitutes good complementary food.  I also performed a demonstration for making enriched porridge (nyuka).  The CHWs all tried it and told me it was very tasty!  They were all surprised at how thick the porridge should be, and learned to add oil, sugar and iodized salt for flavour, vitamins and minerals.

The Kanyawegi CHWs

Agriculture Committee Sac Garden Workshop

With facilitation assistance from the Ministry of Agriculture, I performed a full day sac garden training for the district Agriculture Committee.  The training instructed committee members on how to hold their own workshops for members of the community and CHWs.  Topics included planning a workshop, understanding why sac gardens are beneficial, how to build a sac garden, and how to maintain it through the growing season.  We discussed watering and pest control at length.  Then we went to a committee member’s house for the hands-on portion, and built a very nice garden!  We usde materials from the property to keep costs low.  Only the sac was purchased in town, and this was because the plastic sacs outlast the burlap style.  The committee was very enthusiastic, and I have high hopes that our garden will be well maintained and produce many healthy vegetables!

The 2014 Agriculture Committee is looking forward to a bountiful harvest from their new sac garden