Major activities implemented in community-level nutrition projects include:
- Baseline and endline surveys to assess nutrition status knowledge, attitude and practices.
- Group meetings to identify, analyse and address their nutrition issues.
- Nutrition trainings and demonstrations for community groups (eg. mothers, mother-in-laws) and for local health staff, other community workers, volunteers, and school teachers.
- Establishment of local growth monitoring groups amongst mothers of small children.
- Identification and referral of malnourished and micronutrient-deficient women and children.
- Establishment of home-based rehabilitation for the treatment of child malnutrition.
- Nutrition classes for students at local schools.
- Integration with other health and agricultural community activities.
- Health baby competitions and celebration of national nutrition-related events and days (eg. World Breastfeeding Week).
- Working with local leaders and government for the promotion and support of nutrition activities.
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