Nutrition Workshop for Young Mothers, Fabretto Staff

Thanks to nutritionist Viji Jain and Courtney Tamimie of the National Soy Research Lab at the University of Illinois, we were able to hold 3 training sessions on nutrition in Cusmapa this week. In the first workshop, Viji taught around 30 young mothers about nutritional needs throughout the life cycle, including dietary requirements for pregnant and lactating women. The following day, she trained 40 Fabretto staff members on identifying the symptoms of malnutrition. Rural high school teachers will use this information to take on an increased role in monitoring our special child cases. With their help, we will be able to reach more children and check in on them more frequently.

Participating mothers at the first workshop (left); Mothers learn how to prepare textured soy protein (right)


Fabretto staff after learning about malnutrition