The COVID-19 pandemic causes disarray to our usual activities of our daily living especially with regards to doing our tasks… there is restricted mobility, prohibited face-to-face mass gatherings and strict compliance to health standards and protocols. Due to this pandemic, things turned out to be different and time became tough. With this, in turn affects the implementation of our nutrition and nutrition-related programs, performance of duties and functions as well as limit the provision of technical assistance to Local Government Units (LGUs), program implementers and target individuals. But we do not want this pandemic to undermine and waste what we have started, instead we will continue to do the task using the online platform which is the new trend adapting to the new normal.

With this, the National Nutrition Council Regional Office IX together with the Regional Technical Working Group- Regional Nutrition and Anti-Hunger Committee (RTWG-RNAHC) launched its first ever Region 9 (R9) Online CARAVAN (Coaching, Assisting, Reaching Advocates to Advance in Nutrition) Project on 11 November 2020 via Google Meet. The project aims to assists LGUs as well as program implementers using the online platform in nutrition program management resulting to improved nutrition situation in their localities contributing to the overall improvement of the nutrition situation in Zamboanga Peninsula.

The activity was attended by sixty-two (62) participants from the members of the RTWG-RNAHC, Nutrition Action Officers (NAOs), District/City/Municipal Nutrition Program Coordinators (D/C/MNPCs) and Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) as well as the Nutritionist-Dietitians of the Department of Health. The RTWG-RNAHC and other nutrition partners showed their commitment and support through the ceremonial commitment signing which was also held during the launching.

Through this project, NNC IX will create a CARAVAN Team composed of selected RTWG-RNAHC members with NNC staff and will prioritize LGUs that need to be provided with technical assistance and further needs to be mentored. This in turn, with high hopes that more LGUs will become Nutrition Champions in the future.

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