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Educating 300 kids in Barahona about nutrition.

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Summary

Train 20 teachers and 20 parents to educate 300 children in the Dominican Republic with nutritional information and plant a school vegetable garden from which they can access healthy foods.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

There is a strong correlation between health, wealth and education in the developing world. More education allows for the accumulation of wealth but neither is possible without stable health. Without proper nutrition, all development efforts are compromised as people reach lower levels of productivity and children struggle against preventable diseases. In Peñon, 14% of children under 5 are chronically malnourished. This project address the issues of knowledge and accessibility to healthy foods.

Activities

We will hold training sessions to teach parents and teachers about nutritional habits, then plant a school vegetable garden and form a committee of community members to oversee its use and ensure the longevity.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $840
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $10,660
Total Funding Goal: $11,500

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project will initially serve around 300 children in the Peñon community, through 20 teachers and parents. With the garden and learning through others it will grow and expand throughout the community of more than 4,000.

Project Message

Good nutrition is such a fundamental part of health and this project will lead to many positive changes that are needed in Barahona.
- Lana Verkuil, Yale Project Leader

Who is Running This Project

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Tess Duffy
International Projects Director, UC David Chapter
Nourish International
109 N. Graham Street Suite 203
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
United States
919-338-2599
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Project Sponsor

Nourish International

Organization

Yale University and UC Davis Chapters, Nourish International
109 N. Graham St. Suite 203
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
United States
919-338-2599
http://nourishinternational.org/

Learn more about Yale University and UC Davis Chapters, Nourish International and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Dominican Republic and can also be found under Children.

For more information about Dominican Republic, read the Human Development Report on Dominican Republic or the Wikipedia entry for Dominican Republic.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on February 15, 2010

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