MERIDA, Leyte - Members of the Municipal Nutrition Committee, women Barangay Captains and Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) who are almost all are women attend workshop on Municipal/Barangay Nutrition Action Planning for the year 2022-2025.The National Nutrition Council in region 8 develop a syllabus integrating Nutrition Program Management (NPM) concepts and tools in the M/BNAP workshop.
The outputs of the training/workshop is an updated 2022 M/BNAP being integrated in the Comprehensive Development Plan of both Barangays and municipal level. Likewise, amending their 2022 Annual Investment Program (AIP) and will be tackled and included programs, projects and activities (PPAs) in nutrition on their 2022 supplemental budget.
Meantime, the group will also develop their 2023-2025 Municipal/ Barangay Nutrition Action Plans.
The output will be incorporated in their Comprehensive Development Plan. Once approved, the Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) will cull out PPAs reflected in both the CDP and MNAP to be integrated in the 2023 Annual Investment Program which they will do later part of the year.
The output will be incorporated in their Comprehensive Development Plan. Once approved, the Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) will cull out PPAs reflected in both the CDP and MNAP to be integrated in the 2023 Annual Investment Program which they will do later part of the year.
As we celebrate the international and national Women’s Month, these women leaders and BNSs will surely place women and their children at the core of their various development agenda including B/MNAP.
With these developed plans, these women leaders and BNSs can make change in the lives of the vulnerable sectors particularly adolescent girls, women and their children as far as nutrition is concerned. #NPC-CPD #WomenMakeChange.
