By Karen Kahn | Board member (based on recent visit)
Thanks to all of you who have helped with this life-saving program that teaches rural families, particularly women and other food handlers, the basics regarding how to avoid transmitting pathogens to their family and children in the preparation and serving of meals.
Part of the challenge is to help women who cannot afford a better cooking and water handling area to nevertheless understand and use good health practices. With the beginning of the new year, we are happy to report that the clean kitchens initiative is progressing well, as instructors and field staff have completed their training and we will be moving forward to Phase II in February.
As supporters of this program, you may be aware, illnesses such as chronic diarrhea and stomach / intestinal parasites among children are a contributing favor in malnutrition and death of children. In the coming months, the program will be accelerated to reach all families in the food security and nutrition program which will include outreach to two communities – Chocolá and Santo Tomas La Union.
We expect that by year end, we will reach more than 250 households and that they in turn will pass what they have learned to their extended families and neighbors.
We would appreciate your support for this important educational program and note that a contribution of any amount will help us reach target families with the training and support they need to attain clean water and clean kitchens of their own and to help others learn how to do the same. Our other projects in food security and nutrition are also producing wonderful results in fighting malnutrition and we thank you deeply for your caring and for your support.
The photos below show some of the problems associated with typical cooking areas, such as smoke which can cause eye and lung diseases, difficult to clean surfaces, and unfiltered or unsafely stored water; as well as some of the improvements that are being made.
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