Tribal Affairs Ministry and AIIMS organized workshop for NGOs for mission of Sahi Poshan-Desh Roshan as part of POSHAN MAAH

Sep 10, 2021 | Business

Key Highlights:

  •  The purpose of the workshop was to closely associate NGOs working with Ministry of Tribal Affairs in area of tribal health.
  • The need for proper nutrition during pregnancy, lactating mothers and beyond was highlighted during the workshop.
  • A chart showing age-wise nutrition needs was also shared with the participating NGOs by them.

    A workshop for Non-Governmental Organizations on Nutrition and Health was organized by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs on 09th September, 2021, as part of its POSHAN MAAH activities. The purpose of the workshop was to closely associate NGOs working with Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the mission of Sahi Poshan-.Desh Roshan.The workshop was attended by more than 70 NGOs who are working in the health sector in tribal areas.

  

Ms. Anuja Agarwala, Senior Dietician, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi explained the need for proper nutrition during pregnancy, for lactating mothers and beyond.

 

    Ms. Richa Jaiswal, Senior Dietician, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi gave detailed information on optimal nutrition for Heart Health and beyond. A chart showing age-wise nutrition needs was also shared with the participating NGOs by them.

The workshop was organized by Tribal Health Cell under Ministry of Tribal Affairs.  Dr Navaljit kapoor, Jt Secy, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ms Vinita Srivastava, Advisor tribal health explained the importance of nutrition and various activities undertaken by Ministry for improving health and wellness of tribal population. 

Ministry of Tribal Affairs is working with more than 350 Non-Governmental  Organisations (NGOs) who have roots in difficult geographies like LWE, hilly, remote and border areas.  It is important to associate such organizations as they have capacity to cater comparatively service deficient areas where direct outreach of Government services through its institutional mechanism is not adequate:  They also have understanding of the local context in terms of barriers and facilitators. Tribal women have higher IMR and MMR mainly because of their poor nutritional status and tribal children have higher incidence of anemia, stunting and wasting. For ensuring effective implementation of nutrition strategies, it is important to understand tribal culture, practices and traditional indigenous knowledge systems while designing and provisioning context-specific services to tribal women and children for improving their health condition.

Ministry has planned many such activities jointly with MoWCD for the Poshan Maah.

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See Change Education Joins “Go Hong Kong Team” Campaign

Jul 30, 2021 | Business

See Change Education, a wholly owned subsidiary of Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited, took part in the “Go Hong Kong Team” Campaign, organised by the Hong Kong Olympic Fans Club and co-organised by Key Connect last weekend. On that day, See Change Education staged live debate and public speaking performances on topics related to sports and the Olympic spirit, showcasing winners from See Change’s International Parliamentary Debate Competition (IPDC) and International Public Speaking Competition, bringing joy and energy to the event.

Ying Wa College faced off PLK Tung Yuk Tien College, both consisting of winners of Top Speaker Award at See Change’s Debate Competition in 2020

Through the event, See Change Education hopes to provide students with a stage to perform and apply their skills while celebrating sportsmanship and the Olympic spirit. Ms Rita Pang, Founder of See Change Education, said, “By discussing current affairs, I believe that children can apply critical thinking and communication skills to their daily lives. See Change Education runs global classrooms for students aged 5 – 18. We provide trainings in “communications” through courses in Debate & Public Speaking (verbal Skills), Critical Reading & Writing (writing skills) and Media Communications. Our topics cover various important areas such as history, culture, technology, so that students can thrive academically and beyond the classroom. Apart from realizing that public speaking courses are ‘tremendous fun’, children can also consider and analyse issues quickly as well as acquire a high level of organizational competence.”

The winners of International Debate and Public Speaking Competition, which include students from the Diocesan Girls’ Junior School, Diocesan Boys’ School, The Independent Schools Foundation Academy, St. Paul’s Co-Educational College Primary School, German Swiss International School, Harrow International School Hong Kong, Hong Kong International School, ESF Kowloon Junior School, Ying Wa College, Good Hope School, Aldrich Bay Government Primary School, Discovery Bay International School, Quarry Bay School, Po Leung Kuk Tang Yuk Tien College, Po Leung Kuk Yuen Yuen Primary School, Singapore International School, etc. spoke eloquently on stage and attracted a large audience.

See Change Education booths include an Olympic theme “check-in booth” for photo taking and booths for balloon twisting and souvenir distribution. Many parents are attracted to the West Kowloon Art Park as it provides them with the opportunity to bring their children to experience the Olympic atmosphere.


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