In the meeting of the NNC Technical Committee last 20 August 2015, it was agreed that the First 1000 Days of Life will be the focus of next year’s Nutrition Month (NM) Celebration. Given the slow rate of reduction in the prevalence of undernutrition over the years, and the increasing prevalence of overnutrition, focusing on the First 1,000 Days of life will help address this double burden of malnutrition.
Highlighting the First 1,000 Days during Nutrition Month in July 2016 will create awareness on the importance of proper infant and young child feeding practices, particularly exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and giving appropriate complementary food after six months while continuing breastfeeding.
In line with this, the National Nutrition Council is conducting a contest for the 2016 NM theme and logo design along the First 1,000 Days of life.
This contest is open to all individual Filipinos aged 15 years old and above. Theme shall be in Filipino consisting of no more than 8 words and original. This should be catchy and must capture the message of the theme.
For the logo contest, the proposed logo must be submitted in PDF format accompanied by a brief description in less than 50 words. A cash prize of Php 10,000.00 for each winner of the logo and theme shall be awarded to the winner after proper identification and verification. The winner shall also be acknowledged in the NNC website, Nutrition Month Talking Points and flyer.
Submit entries via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject: 2016 Nutrition Month Theme and Logo Contest. Only entries submitted via email shall be considered. Deadline for submission of entries is 12:00 o’clock midnight of 30 October 2015.
For the complete mechanics of this contest, click on this link. For more details contact National Nutrition Council Regional Office V at the following numbers: (052) 483-4358 or 09494122372, or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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