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