In the third week of September two workshops on Healthy Eating and were held for 60 wives and mothers of the communities benefited by the Agricultural Diversification Project for economic development, food security and local supply in the Municipality of Miches, El Seibo Province. This project is led by Fundación Tropicalia, REDDOM and USAID, and works in the La Gina, La Culebra and La Mina communities.The content of these workshops included learning about the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables, how excessive consumption of salt and sugar can be harmful to your health, having a direct relationship with the development of diseases such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension. Furthermore, emphasis was placed on the benefits of exercise and regular physical activity and how this can prevent disease while improving physical and emotional health.
September 22, 2012
Women in Miches Learn About Nutrition and Diet
Topic:
SOCIO-CULTURAL ADVOCACY
I'M A GIRL, I'M IMPORTANT
WE RECOMMEND
Another Year Where Girls Know How Important They Are
We have successfully completed another year of Soy niña, soy importante (I’m a Girl, I’m Important) summer camp, where 300 girls from Miches, ages 9 to 12, had the opportunity to share a week full of joy, games and lots of learning! One more year in which we strive to make sure these girls recognize how important they are for their families, their friends and, especially, for themselves.
Raising funds for Girls' summer camp
During the months of July and August, Fundación Tropicalia will hold "I'm a Girl, I'm important", a summer camp aimed at girls aged 9-12 years, whose purpose is to promote a fun, safe and educational space, where they learn their rights and can exercise their role of being girls.