COVOID is strengthening community health by promoting good nutrition practices through interactive nutrition dialogues, practical cooking demonstrations, and regular malnutrition screenings. By emphasizing nutrition education, the organization helps individuals and families gain the knowledge and skills needed to adopt healthy eating habits, prevent diet-related diseases, and improve overall well-being. These efforts go beyond classroom-style sessions; they incorporate behavior change, empowerment, community participation, and family engagement to build lifelong healthy habits, especially for children’s growth and development. The program also addresses poor hygiene and sanitation—issues identified in baseline assessments, such as lack of toilets, drying racks, tippy taps, and compost pits—which are critical for safe food handling and disease prevention. With support from trained Health and Nutrition Network (HNN) members and community structures like VSLAs and FFS groups, COVOID provides targeted nutrition support for lactating mothers, women of reproductive age, and children under five. Through community-based training, cooking demonstrations, radio talk shows, and spot messages, the organization continues to strengthen behavior change and fight malnutrition among vulnerable households.
Key Actions Driving Improved Nutrition and Hygiene Practices.
- COVOID promotes good nutrition practices using nutrition dialogues, cooking demonstrations, and malnutrition screenings.
- Nutrition education builds knowledge, skills, and behavior change needed for healthy eating and disease prevention.
- The program targets children under five, lactating mothers, and women of reproductive age.
- Hygiene and sanitation gaps—such as lack of toilets, drying racks, tippy taps, and compost pits—are addressed as part of good food handling practices.
- Trained Health and Nutrition Network (HNN) members lead community sessions through existing groups like VSLAs and FFS groups.
- Cooking demonstrations help households learn how to prepare nutritious meals using locally available food.
- The initiative aims to reduce malnutrition and improve overall health and well-being in both refugee and host communities.
- Radio talk shows and spot messages reinforce awareness and behavior change at the community level.
