KOICA to build nutrition centre at UAF
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The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has approved the establishment of Pak-Korea Nutrition Centre (PKNC) at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) with a grant of $7 million.
A UAF press release issued on Thursday stated that KOICA Pakistan Office has signed a Record of Discussion (RoD) for the new grant aid project ‘Establishment of Pak-Korea Nutrition Centre (PKNC) to Improve Child and Community Nutrition’.
The core idea of the project is to uplift the most neglected sector of Pakistan with the help of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF).
KOICA has promised a grant of $7 million for the five year project (2020-24) which is expected to benefit at least 120,000 people, particularly women and children by providing them education about nutrition.
To provide nutrition education at a community level, the project will train 50 government officials, including 15 nutrition policymakers and 30 master trainers to develop nutrition education modules and learning materials.
The master trainers will then train 12,000 nutrition education experts such as lady health supervisors and dietitians to disseminate education at the grass root level.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 1st, 2021.