Food, Nutrition, and Health: Service Learning in India

May 9 through June 2, 2012

by – LeLee Yap

Overview

Tour of non-government organization(NGOs) :

Women self-help groups, agriculture

Colaborated with Indian Extension Services

Conducted Participatory Rural Appraisal(PRA) of Villages

Conducted 24 hours dietary recalls

Developed needs/ preference- based nutrition/ health education programs

Provided nutrition/ health education to villages

Tour Of Non-Government Organizations/ Self Help Groups

-Organizations formed by people with a common problems or situations, for the betterment of the communities

• Women Self Help Group: “AWAKE”

• Community Service Organization: “People Trust”

• Nursing and Medical Outreach: “Nightingale”

• Free School Meal Plans: “Adamya Chetana”

Participatory Rural Appraisal(PRA)

Developed assessment questions during preparatory class

Trained in-country on PRA techniques

Social Mapping

Historical Timeline

Transect

Conducted 24-hour dietary recalls

Nutrition information presentation back to the community.

PRA in the Village

Social Mapping

Historical timeline

Transect a.k.a Elephant Walk

Health Education Programs Developed different education programs based on different needs and

age groups

- Older Adults

- Pregnant Women

- Child Nutrition

- Hygiene

Nutrition based health education programs

Provided nutrition or health education to villages

Health Education Programs

Older Adults Nutrition: - Talked about nutrition needs in older adults using My Plate diagram

Child Nutrition:- Wrote and read a story about the need to empty their plates at every

meals

Nutrition during pregnancy:- Cooking demonstration to encourage pregnant women increase iron consumption during pregnancy

Hygiene:- Game of scenarios to inform the importance

of hand washing- Created a hand-washing song in Kanada Language- Practiced proper hand washing techniques

Attainment • Knowledge about the relationships between agriculture, nutrition and

business in India

• Knows more about the efforts of NGOs and Self-Help Groups in betterment of the Indian communities

• Cultural Experiences (Food, the Mass Wedding, Visitation to historical places, etc.)

• Friendships

• Self-seeking process and self-improvements

= The End =

Questions?