“Lets fight against malnutrition to 0 malnutrition in our community”. This was addressed in the community sensitization about infant feeding practices held at Matimba, WVR- AKagera cluster during the day of family day celebration.

In partnership with Caritas Byumba and World Vision International/Rwanda in its Positive Deviance Hearth Model Project, Caritas Byumba as one comissions of Diocese Catholic of Byumba collaborated with Family commission at Byumba Diocese level to join and meet many families on their celebration day and sensitize about Infant feeding practices and fighting against malnutrition every where in communities.

The ceremony was introduced by the holy mass where more than 2000 people attended and after the mass they made dialogues about mutrition in general.

How were dialogues after the holy mass?

The dialogues was introduced by Father Augustin NZABONIMANA, The director of Caritas Byumba/Implementing partner of WVR where he started his speech telling about caring children, their nourishment and strategies that will be taken to implement these activities of malnutrition fighting.  It was good chance to meet many families and in charges of families because they had more time of dialogues and being reminded about responsibilities of good nutrition teachings and practices in community. “ Dear couples, you essential in communities to care for Rwandan children, providing their development and making sure that their nutrition is well prepared according to the menu as taught in PDH sessions. Lets join together and we are luck to have partners like World Vision to help us in this approach of fighting against malnutrition.” Father Augustin mentions.

What is the triangle of nutrition?

Uwingabire Marie Chantal, a nutritionist at Caritas BYUMBA took more time to explain about triangle of nutrition. Food has to be well organized, kept with hygiene and well prepared to fit the balanced diet. During the dialogue, there was a triangle containing salt, oil, vegetables, fruits, milk, eggs, cereals, irish and sweet potatoes…. Marie Chantal taught how to prepare balanced died without expensive/high costed food. Instead, every body use food that they can get easilly and make sure that balanced diet is full.

In this dialogue, there were children, parents, leaders gron the givernment and local leaders in Rwanda and they appreciated this partnership in fighting against malnutrition to 0 malnutrition in community and they are all engaged in those activities.