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To address the pressing challenges of nutrition, child marriage, and poverty in Indonesia, a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach is urgently needed. First, strengthening nutritional literacy programs is crucial to empower individuals and communities with the knowledge and skills to make informed dietary choices. This involves implementing comprehensive nutrition education programs at the community level, promoting awareness of the importance of a balanced diet, and providing practical guidance on food preparation, storage, and budgeting. Second, improving access to nutritious food is esse... Read morential for ensuring that vulnerable populations have the means to meet their nutritional needs. This can be achieved by expanding food distribution programs, subsidizing the cost of essential food items, and promoting local food production and consumption. Third, addressing the root causes of poverty and inequality is critical for creating a more equitable and sustainable society. This involves implementing targeted poverty reduction programs, creating job opportunities, promoting social safety nets, and empowering women and girls to participate fully in community life and decision-making. Read less

1.Local Solutions: Emphasizing the need for local communities to find their own solutions rather than relying on top-down approaches. This involves empowering local leaders and organizations to develop context-specific strategies that address the unique challenges they face. 2.Education: Working with children and families to teach the importance of sharing and nutrition. Education initiatives should focus on building awareness about healthy eating habits and the importance of nutrition for overall well-being. 3.Lobbying Authorities: Advocating for policy changes at local and international leve... Read morels. This includes pushing for policies that support food security, sustainable agriculture, and equitable access to resources. 4.Mindfulness: Encouraging people to be mindful of their food choices and the broader implications of their consumption. This involves promoting sustainable and ethical food practices that consider the environmental and social impact of food production and consumption. 5.Living Simply: Promoting a lifestyle that prioritizes simplicity and sharing resources. This approach encourages individuals to reduce waste, share with others, and live in a way that supports the well-being of the community. 6.Space for Dialogue: Creating spaces for churches to come together and discuss topics related to hunger and nutrition. This fosters collaboration and the sharing of good practices that can be replicated in different contexts. 7.Communication: Enhancing communication to share good practices and replicate successful initiatives. This involves creating networks for knowledge exchange and collaboration among faith-based organizations. Read less

Local Level - Promote general nutrition education and behaviour change - Promote climate-smart cultivation of nutrient-dense food using climate-resistant varieties - Empower communities (particularly women) through income generation and financial literacy. National Level - Commit resources for nutrition interventions in national budgets and plans - Improve multisectoral collaboration in implementing nutrition-sensitive programs (Agriculture and Climate Change) - Improve application of regulatory controls of food fortification and taxation of processed foods to make nutritious foods available i... Read moren the markets Global Level - Dedicate resources to fund nutrition and livelihood programs for LDCS & SIDS countries - Conduct dialogues to support nutrition frameworks and goals - Provide technical support for nutrition security/food systems inter linkages - All nations to take ambitious action to address climate change Read less

Consumo de alimentos com valor nutricional positivo, Fornecer materiais para que a população trabalhe na produção agrícola e que possa ter gado e isso ia servir para o consumo e venda, incentivar a população a ir aos hospitais para saber da sua saúde

Conscientização continua (os diálogos devem continuar); Capacitar a comunidade em matéria de agricultura; Realização de diálogos em zonas recônditas; Alimentação saudável baseada nos recursos disponíveis; Introdução da educação nutricional como disciplina mas escolas; Escolas e entidades privadas com conceito filantrópico; EU como parte da solução; Introdução da filantropia comunitária; e Associativismo.

Everyone in the discussions agreed that nutrition is a huge problem as it is evident in the communities and discussed some ways to improve nutrition. 1. Collaborate with local government and NGO’s to improve nutrition 2. Ensure to equip village health assistants with skills to teach parents in the communities the importance of nutrition 3. Have the Village Health Assistants be part of the Department of Health but based in the community so they can fully be committed to raising awareness 4. More awareness and information to reach the communities 5. Integrate health activities when going into ... Read morecommunities for immunization and other health programs 6. Emphasize and raise more awareness of the importance of nutritional food and its benefits for children 7. Have proper health centers that are fully equipped with enough staff and medicine and equipment 8. Do hands-on practical cooking demonstrations and awareness in the communities to encourage balanced meal 9. Have Water Health and Sanitation (WASH) programs in the communities like tanks and toilets installed to address and reduce water and sanitation issues 10. Nutrition school clubs are already in schools, utilize this to talk about nutrition and teenage pregnancies etc. 11. Provide referral pathways to children identified as malnourished in the communities 12. Introduce gardening in the schools and around health facilities 13. Improve the health care system 14. Conduct Financial Literacy trainings in the communities Read less

1. Mothers require adequate knowledge of what to eat and how to prepare food for their under-five children. 2. The community needs more growth monitoring points to help identify malnourished children and initiate interventions before chronic malnutrition sets in. 3. Mothers require cooking demonstrations to learn food preparation skills. 4. Families will engage in backyard gardens to improve household-level food production 5. Families will diversify crop production to ensure food security. 6. Through community leaders, they will advocate for the construction of earth dams to ensure that garden... Read moreing water is available all year round. 7. That there is a need to engage agriculture extension officers to help build capacity in peasant farmers on how to grow other types of food. Read less

The need for taking a multi-sectoral approach was identified as one of the major actions to be taken in order to improve the status of nutrition. All the stakeholders, whether it be children, parents or caregivers, health institutions, producers and farmers, private companies, government, or faith leaders, agreed to have a role to play in taking actions to combat hunger and malnutrition. Some of the other urgent actions suggested during group discussion are recorded here below: 1. Encourage agriculture as a profession and increase agriculture production. 2. Provision for farming of local crops... Read more through availability of local seeds and an organized market for their sales. 3. Create awareness about nutrition in the community. 4. Prohibit packaged food sales and consumption. 5. Market inspection and monitoring are to be conducted to eliminate consumption of expired and low-quality food. 6. Create awareness about personal hygiene. 7. Conduct programs for the distribution of vitamin A and albendazole medicine. 8. Encourage animal husbandry. 9. Encourage usage of locally made baby food. 10. Encourage regular health checkups. 11. Encourage kitchen gardening. 12. Prohibit sales of high sodium and sugar containing packaged food around the school area. 13. Include nutrition as a subject in the local curriculum for children. 14. Promote school nutrition. 15. Encourage serving local food at conferences, seminars, and events. Read less

The mission is to reduce all forms of malnutrition within the County through a coordinated multi-sectoral and community centered approaches for optimal health of the population and maximum contribution to economic growth. This will be achieved through; 1. Training Community Health Promoters on Baby Friendly Community Initiative and follow up on formation of Mother-to-Mother Support Groups to incorporate Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices 2. Partnering with Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries department to conduct sensitizations on establishment of kitchen gardens and starting 4K Clubs i... Read moren schools alongside small animal rearing to solve the problem of food insecurity and promote dietary diversification. 3. Dietary formulations and cooking demonstration with mothers at community and village level. 4. Community sensitization on treatment of water at household level. 5. Routine Vitamin A supplementation at the facility level, during outreaches and malezi bora week. Conduct vitamin A sensitization training for all health workers. Conduct bi-annually vitamin A Data Quality Audit. Strengthen Vitamin A supply chain management. Read less

Campanhas de distribuição de sementes; Campanhas de sensibilização sobre nutrição