MWARO, May 26 (ABP) – A team from the steering committee of the Permanent Executive Secretariat of the Multisector Platform for Food and Nutrition Security (COPIL/PMSAN) carried out a field visit on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, to assess community-level activities in the communes of Ndava and Gisozi. These activities are part of the project “Prevention of malnutrition among children, adolescents, and women in Burundi,” funded by the Dutch government through UNICEF, revealed a check on site by ABP.
During the visit, Mrs. Béatrice Ndayishimiye, representative of the permanent executive secretariat of the multisector platform for food and nutrition security, stated that the country is strongly committed to strengthening food security and nutrition for the people, through synergistic multi-stakeholder interventions likely to produce tangible results. This effort aims to ensure the nation has a capable human capital to drive sustainable socio-economic development.
In Ndava commune, members of the steering committee of the Permanent Executive Secretariat (SEP/PMSAN), together with representatives from the Provincial Platform for Food and Nutrition Security (PPSAN) and officials from the NGO Repple Effect, visited a nutrition club at Lycée Communal de Fota, where they held discussions with pupil members. Various testimonials highlighted the importance of these nutrition clubs and their influence on pupils’ dietary behavior as well as that of their families. Pupils reported noticeable changes within their households and communities.
The team also visited a savings and credit association called “Kamaro k’ingaburo ibereye” on Bugera village. This association received laying hens as part of the “One Child, One Egg” campaign, along with a variety of seeds from Repple Effect. At this site, a cooking demonstration was organized to teach members how to prepare a complete, healthy meal.
The visit concluded with a stop at the savings association “Tugarukire ibibondo” on Kiyange village, in Gisozi commune.
The project will run for six years (2023-2028) and aims to improve access to nutritious, safe, affordable and sustainable diets.