World nutrition

Malnutrition that affects children everywhere, can be reduced or eliminated through innovation, communication and education.

• community organizations
• need - access to information, training, mobilizers, support
• experience, success stories
• resources

CIS2 Community Service Learning project

Search the web for sites that describe solutions to world nutrition issues.

• childhood malnutrition
• obesity in poor families
• food distribution restrictions
• dietary restriction
• nutrition and culture
• access to clean water
• nutrition education

For example, the Peanut Butter Project is an example of an innovative solution to childhood malnutrition. This program shows that community partnerships can successfully address these problems. http://www.projectpeanutbutter.org/

For each resource you find, include the web address and the page title, region effected, write a brief description about the significance of the web site in the context of World Nutrition. Add your work below.

Projects

success stories, projects in progress, results

• Peanut Butter Project - a revolutionary and inexpensive solution to the childhood malnutrition crisis with production facilities in Malawi and Sierra Leone, two African countries with child mortality rates among the world's highest.
  • similar project in Haiti - narrated slideshow

Organizations

• World Health Organization

• Pan American Health Organization

Nutrition Education

lesson plans, examples of community programs

Resources

• Community Empowerment - training for community leaders and organizers

• Friends of African Village Libraries