Today was our last day at Chiputula Primary School. In the morning and early afternoon we administered the nutrition post-assessments and gave our syllabi and supplies to the teachers. After we collected all the tests we met with the head teacher, faculty, school management chairperson, community leaders, and head of the PTA (parent teacher association)…
Today Jade and Tiffany did a fun food activity where they prepared Taiwanese food for the students. The stir fried tomato with eggs was made for over 500 students and was used to talk about the nutrients in different foods. Preparing the food required a lot of teamwork and help, but the students really enjoyed…
We headed over to Chiputula Elementary at 8:00 to start teaching. Tiffany and Jade taught three Standard 5 (5th grade) classes in the morning and four classes in the afternoon. Each class was 30-35 minutes and they reviewed the different food groups (fruits, vegetables, fats and oils, food from animals, legumes and nuts and staples)…
We got up very early today so we could join the online SHANTU Project Progress Presentation for Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MOE) together with Xinzhuang Elementary School and Chiputula Primary School. The call between the two schools was to greet and get to know each other for the first time, and propose potential future collaborations….
Today we first went to a meeting at the District Health Office (DHO) but many of the team members were occupied so the meeting was postponed. Therefore, we tried to get coffee, but there was a blackout so we headed over to Chiputula Primary School to help out in the garden. The garden is really…
This weekend we started off with a day trip to the Butterfly Space Lodge, a beach by Lake Malawi. Despite another blackout, the restaurant and the view were stunning. By the water, there was a pool table, bar and deck area that had tables and hammocks. There were many other foreigners and locals enjoying the…
Today we joined our second Emergency Operation Center (EOC) polio meeting at the Mzimba North District Health Office (DHO). We discussed the polio campaign schedule, which was moved from July 21-24 to August 11-14. Training for the vaccinators and transportation logistics were discussed. The schedule for the Covid-19 vaccination surveillance was also discussed. Some of…
