Kadidiatou says her daughter has gained weight and is growing healthily
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Photographer
Elizabeth Adewale (Plan staff)
Photo Credit
Plan International
Region
West and Central Africa
Country
Niger
Orientation
Portrait
Programmes
Disasters, Food Security
Subject
Child Survival, Food and Drink, Nutrition
Filename
202108-NER-40.JPG
Rating
4
Date
25 August 21
Copyright
Plan International
Library Number
LN21182
Caption
Plan International is working alongside communities in Niger facing food insecurity to help strengthen their resilience and adapt to the changing climate. We have set up learning and nutrition centres where women can bring their children to have their weight checked and be screened for malnutrition, as well as learn healthy nutrition and childcare practices.
Today, the women are being taught how to make ‘Doungouri Da mo’ one of Niger’s most popular dishes made from rice and cowpeas. Some women call it a miracle recipe as it is simple to make but very nutritious for children, pregnant women and nursing mother. The women get to work measuring the right amount of rice and cowpeas to cook, they are taught how to adjust the measurements according to how many children they are cooking for.
“The recipe is simple, not expensive, and most of the ingredients such as cowpeas and rice are grown in the community. Thanks to these cooking lessons, I have learnt recipes that have helped my child's nutrition using cowpeas, rice, oil, millet, squash, eggplant and carrots, as well as good hygiene practices. Now my daughter is starting to gain weight and is growing normally," says Kadidiatou.
Stories / 2021 / West and Central Africa / Niger: The ‘miracle recipe’ preventing malnutrition