Living well with HIV/AIDS.
Training of trainers

by World Health Organization WHO and Food and
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Rome, 2002
Pages 103
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/005/Y4168E/Y4168E00.HTM

This manual provides home care agents and local service providers with practical recommendations for a healthy and well balanced diet for people living with HIV/AIDS. It deals with common complications that people living with HIV/AIDS are experiencing at different stages of infection and helps provide local solutions that emphasize using local food resources and home-based care and support.
Meeting immediate food, nutrition and other basic needs is essential if HIV/AIDS-affected households are to live with dignity and security. Providing nutritional care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS is an important part of caring at all stages of the disease.

Related links

HIV/AIDS website
http://www.fao.org/hivaids/index_en.htm
Food and Nutrition website
http://www.fao.org/es/esn/index_en.stm

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Feeding hope: nutrition plays key role in HIV/AIDS care
by FAO
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/index.html
Geneva/Rome, 25 February 2003
http://www.fao.org/english/newsroom/news/2003/13560-en.html
Food is the first medicine for AIDS
FAO
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/index.html
Rome, 29 November 2002
http://www.fao.org/english/newsroom/news/2002/11580-en.html

Contact: William Clay
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
william.clay@fao.org

Improving the quality and safety of fresh fruits and vegetables: a practical approach.
Training of trainers

by Maya Piñeiro, Luz Berania Díaz Ríos
Food Quality and Standards Service (ESNS)
Food and Nutrition Division (ESN)
FAO
Rome, 2004
Pages 107
English http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/007/y5488e/y5488e00.htm
Spanish http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/007/y5488s/y5488s00.htm
French http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/007/y5488f/y5488f00.htm

This tool includes a book and a CD-Rom. It is a practical manual for training of trainers. It provides guidelines and training materials to conduct practical and participative workshops, with an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to quality and safety of fresh fruits and vegetables. It focuses on the practical application of technical concepts, supporting the implementation of quality assurance and safety initiatives for fresh fruits and vegetables, from private and public institutions at the local, regional, national and governmental levels in each country.
The contents were validated by different subregional workshops held in several Latin American countries with the final text incorporating the recommendations and contributions resulting from these workshops.

Related links

Food Safety and Quality website of the Food Quality and Standards Service
http://www.fao.org/es/ESN/food/food_fruits_en.stm
Food and Nutrition website
http://www.fao.org/es/esn/index_en.stm

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Food, Nutrition and Agriculture NO 33
by Jane Sherman consultant at
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Rome, 2003
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/006/j0243m/j0243m00.htm

Contact: Maya Piñeiro,
Food Quality and Standards Service (ESNS)
Food and Nutrition Division (ESN)
FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
maya.pineiro @fao.org

The Family Nutrition Guide.
Non-formal education

by Ann Burgess and Peter Glasauer
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Rome, 2004
Pages 122
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/007/y5740e/y5740e00.pdf
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/007/y5740e/y5740e01.pdf
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/007/y5740e/y5740e02.pdf

This book is a basic nutrition education material, primarily written for health workers, nutritionists, agricultural extension workers or other development workers in developing countries, who want to help people achieving nutritional well being. It provides an up-to-date summary of the relevant nutrition information and gives many suggestions on how to share this information when working with groups of people.
The guide will also be useful for training and is a resource for designing more effective nutrition education curricula and material. While the illustrations and food examples in this guide mainly reflect the situation in countries of Eastern and Southern Africa, the basic information in this book is relevant for all regions. Similar nutrition education material for developing countries worldwide can be prepared, taking this guide as an example. Suggestions for adapting the guide’s technical information to other areas, as well as for preparing a specific country version, are given.
The guide is divided into 11 topics that cover basic nutrition (including, of course, micronutrients needs), family food security, meal planning, food hygiene and the special feeding needs of children, women and men, and of elderly, sick and malnourished people.

Related links

Food and nutrition website
http://www.fao.org/es/esn/index_en.stm

Related articles

Food, Nutrition and Agriculture NO 33
by Jane Sherman consultant at
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Rome, 2003
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/006/j0243m/j0243m00.htm

Contact: Peter Glasauer,
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
Peter.glasauer@fao.org

Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger
Primary education - Secondary education

by Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
and FMFH partnership
Rome, 2002, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Swahili
http://www.feedingminds.org/

This is a global educational initiative for children to introduce them to the issues of hunger, malnutrition, and food security. Intended for use by teachers, it is designed to enable and encourage children and youth to become actively involved in helping to create a world free from hunger and malnutrition.
Three easy to use teaching modules have been developed for each of three levels of education - primary, intermediate and secondary - all of which cover, in varying degrees of complexity, the topics of what are hunger and malnutrition, who are the hungry, why are people hungry and malnourished and what can we do to help end hunger.
The materials have been designed as a starting point for teachers around the world to introduce these topics to their students. Teachers can adapt and refine the materials to meet local needs and conditions. In addition, a key component of the initiative is information sharing among teachers and students in such a way as to create an interactive forum for exchanging ideas and experiences around the world. The materials and the interactive, on-line framework encourage teachers to contribute additional lessons and activities leading toward creating a world free from hunger.

Related links

Food and nutrition website
http://www.fao.org/es/esn/index_en.stm
Links about nutrition and education
http://www.feedingminds.org/info/info_links.htm

Related articles

Food, Nutrition and Agriculture NO 33
by Jane Sherman consultant at
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Rome, 2003
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/006/j0243m/j0243m00.htm


Contact: Valeria Menza
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
valeria.menza@fao.org

Food & Nutrition – A Handbook for Namibian Volunteer Leaders.
Non-formal education

by Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Employment Creation, Namibia and
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Nutrition Division (ESN), FAO
Windhoek, Namibia, June 2003
Pag. 113

This book helps young people to learn about food and healthy nutrition. It includes a total of 27 lesson plans and a nutrition board game deal with the functions of food, the importance of a healthy diet, food safety, and child feeding and growth monitoring.
The handbook incorporates the experiential learning approach and emphasizes skills which will make learning about healthy nutrition more fun and more effective. Newly acquired or strengthened life skills will help young people to better address other problems in their lives.
While this handbook is specifically tailored to suit the needs and situation of Namibia, it can serve as an example of nutrition education material for other countries. The document is designed for use in non-formal settings, for example, youth groups. Many of the lesson plans can easily be adapted for use in formal settings, such as schools.

Related links

Food and nutrition website
http://www.fao.org/es/esn/index_en.stm

Related articles

Food, Nutrition and Agriculture NO 33
by Jane Sherman consultant at
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Rome, 2003
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/006/j0243m/j0243m00.htm

Contact: Peter Glasauer,
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
Peter.glasauer@fao.org

Improving nutrition through home gardening: A training package for preparing field workers in Africa.
Training of trainer

by Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Rome, 2002,2003
Pages 297
English http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/../DOCREP/003/X3996E/X3996E00.HTM
Portuguese http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/../docrep/007/x3996p/x3996p00.htm
French http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/005/x3996f/x3996f00.htm

This training package integrates food production and nutritional issues and provides a comprehensive set of material for agricultural extension, community and field workers who wish to assist households and communities in improving food production and adding nutritional value to their diets.
The home garden can be used to raise many kinds of vegetable, fruits, staple crops, medicinal plants and spices as well as animal and fish. Even a small plot of land, if well managed, can make a substantial contribution towards meeting household food needs and improving nutrition. These gardens have an established tradition and offer great potential for improving household food supplies.

Related links

Food and Nutrition website
http://www.fao.org/es/esn/index_en.stm

Related articles
Food, Nutrition and Agriculture NO 33
by Jane Sherman consultant at
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Rome, 2003
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/006/j0243m/j0243m00.htm

Contact: Ellen Muehlhoff
Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
ellen.muehlhoff@fao.org

Mejorando la nutrición a través de huertos y granjas familiares: Manual de capacitacion para trabajadores de campo en america latina y el caribe .

by Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Rome, 2000
Pages 240
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/V5290S/V5290S00.HTM

Improving nutrition through home gardening - A training package for preparing field workers in Southeast Asia.

by Nutrition Programmes Service (ESNP)
Food and Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) FAO
Rome, 1995
Pages 171
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/V5290E/V5290E00.htm