National Nutrition month shines the spotlight on choosing the right food in the right proportions. In the areas where HealthEd Connect works in Zambia, Malawi, and Democratic Republic of Congo, the focus, of necessity is on food to fill the stomach. Period.
HealthEd Connect is working to change that through kitchen gardens that provide variety and balanced nutrition via basic crops such as leafy greens, peanuts, tomatoes, and corn. The impact of those efforts is heartening. Twenty years ago, the importance of ground nuts (peanuts) being introduced as a protein source in the DR Congo resulted in every villager eventually planting a ground nut garden. The outcome has been people who look and feel healthier even during the non-fishing season when the main source of protein, fish, is protected to maintain a sustainable fish population,
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