NANA Concludes SBCC Training On Food Fortification

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By Sheriff Saidykhan 


The National Nutrition Agency (NANA) in collaboration with the Catholic Relief Service (CRS) has on Tuesday concluded five days capacity building Training of Trainers (ToT), on the use of Social and Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) on Life Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) in Foni, Bwiam


The objective of the taining participants will develop the skills to apply Social and Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC), and the Inter Personell Communication (IPC) effectively in their work.


Serign Faye, veteran broadcaster one of the task force officers applauded the organisers for the training. saying they have facilitated a conducive learning environ for all the participants.


Antoine Mendy, of CRS thanked NANA for successfully conducting the training.


Aziz Ceesay, Director of SBCC at NANA expressed delight and extended gratitude to the partners for their unflinching support to NANA, geared towards improving the nutritional status of the country.


Mutarr Seckan, Cadet Certification Officer at the Gambia Bureau Standards said the training has equiped him to acquire requisite knowledge on the effectivee use of the SBCC materials.


“The training will enable me to have more understanding of SBCC approaches on Life Scale Food Fortification.


The facilitators have delve to the core of the training. Basically, I have lot of knowledge regarding the of the SBCC materials”. 











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