Regional Expert meeting on Improving Nutrition of School children through nutrition education and Garden based learning
15/04/2013-17/04/2013
Regional Expert meeting on Improving Nutrition of School children through nutrition education and Garden based learning
The Nutrition and Health Department in the College of Food & Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in collaboration with the World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Nutrition (WHO CC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) organized a three day workshop to create a new manual & teaching toolkit for running school gardens under the current climate conditions in the UAE.
These three organizations believe that schools can make an important contribution to the country's efforts in overcoming malnutrition, and that school gardens can help to improve the nutrition and education of children and their families.
"Furthermore, we encourage schools to create learning gardens of a moderate size, which can be easily managed by students, teachers and parents, and which include a variety of nutritious vegetables and fruits," said Dr. Ayesha Salem Al Dhaheri, Chair, Department of Nutrition and Health, UAEU and Head of WHO Collaborating Centre in Nutrition.
These three organizations believe that schools can make an important contribution to the country's efforts in overcoming malnutrition, and that school gardens can help to improve the nutrition and education of children and their families.
"Furthermore, we encourage schools to create learning gardens of a moderate size, which can be easily managed by students, teachers and parents, and which include a variety of nutritious vegetables and fruits," said Dr. Ayesha Salem Al Dhaheri, Chair, Department of Nutrition and Health, UAEU and Head of WHO Collaborating Centre in Nutrition.