Federação de Bandeirantes do Brasil

The projects, in five different regions, entitled ’Culture of Peace… The Hunger Combat’ focused on training young people to reduce the hunger index in the country and to teach communities about ways to improve their nutrition and diet. Before the start of the projects, the leaders learnt about the different communities and tailored the activities to maximise the relevance to the people living there.

In the Pernambuco Region, the main problems were lack of knowledge about nutrition and low income. The activities developed included growing a community vegetable garden and running lectures and practical activities for children to teach them about health and diet.

In the São Paulo Region, the problems were low income and high cost of living. The projects involved planting a vegetable garden, learning about preserving food, treating water and using all edible parts of vegetables and fruit, as well as developing skills that could supplement the family income.

The project in the Rio Grande do Sul Region focused on growing food, improving sanitation and hygiene education, and developing activities for children such as drama, dancing, lectures and workshops on health and diet.