COMMUNITY NUTRITION: Women-led projects that improve the nutritional status of their local communities receive a Nestlé Community Nutrition Award.

In South Africa, the Nestlé Community Nutrition Programme (NCNP) is a direct response to the challenge of hunger in the country. Through this initiative, we are striving to build the capacity for women and schools to produce food from their own vegetable gardens.

This programme supports women and schools who work towards improving the nutritional status of their communities by fostering a culture of gardening as a means to reduce hunger and malnutrition. Its primary objectives are to ensure food security, to encourage women to view growing food as a means to earn an income, and to teach them the importance of proper nutrition and healthy eating habits for themselves, their families and communities.

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