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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, last published in 2014, found that a large part of South Africa’s population is not only food insecure, but also lacks dietary diversity and is nutrient deficient. Is it a case of availability and accessibility to basic nutritional informa...

Activists have condemned a marketing event planned for 14 August 2021 that has been sponsored by Nestlé saying it is unlawful because it promotes food products that are dangerous for children’s health.

International development scholar Phil McMichael retires By | June 30, 2021 Phil McMichael, whose decades of research in global food justice has reshaped thinking around rural and international development, will become professor emeritus of global development on July 1. A renowned teacher, mentor, researcher and author, McMichael is internationally recognized for his scholarship in rural development and other social science disciplines. His scholarship pr...

16 Jun 2021 About the role: This is a 12 month, new role with unaccompanied terms based in Manono, Tanganyika Province, DRC with a salary of Grade 1 (€31,732 - €35,257). Reports to: ERNE Programme Manager Liaises with: Nutrition Programme Officer, Finance Officer, Logistic Officer, Base Manager, Grants Manager, Area Coordinator, Programme Quality and Development Coordinator, Programmes Director, and other ERNE programme staff Job location: Manono, Democratic Republic of Congo Contract: One-...

The New Paper NTUC to aid 2,500 needy families through new $350k food scheme Group chief executive of NTUC Enterprise Seah Kian Peng (in blue) presenting food packs to Mr Teo Peng Keng and his son, as well as Ms Lisa (not her real name) and her daughter. With them are (from left) CEO of NTUC First Campus Chan Su Yee, deputy CEO (development) of NTUC First Campus Phoon Chew Ping and principal of My First Skool in Chin Swee Road, Ms Darnyza...PHOTO: NTUC FIRST CAMPUS May 12, 2021 06:00 am 0 Enga...

SINGAPORE - NTUC First Campus (NFC) plans to support an estimated 2,500 low-income families this year through a $350,000 Food and Nutrition Programme. It aims to support families with a monthly household income below $4,500 - or monthly per capita incomes below $1,125 - and with a child enrolled in any one of NFCs over 140 My First Skool pre-school centres. The programme, which involves food packs as well as health and nutrition workshops, is funded by donors to NFCs Bright Horizons Fund, which...

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, founder of the Aliko Dangote Foundation. [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter @Glaziang] Since this Foundation debuted, it has not only blazed a trail in the annals of philanthropy cum charity, it has redefined the standard and become a benchmark for a committed passion for philanthropic gestures and charity outreaches. Alhaji Aliko Dangote has always risen to the occasion whenever needs of philanthropic interventions arise… “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what ...

Save the Children and Action Against Hunger urge the UK to reverse these cuts without delay   LONDON, May 5 - The UK Government could spend less than £26 million on vital nutrition services this year, down from £122 million in 2019, according to new analysis by Save the Children. Malnutrition contributes to roughly half of all child deaths and holds back children’s education and future economic potential. The analysis comes as the G7, this year hosted by the UK, is set to publish a Humanit...

North Idleb, Syria. General Description of the Programme: GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced households. GOAL’s largescale ...