1. EDC, FAO, SCN, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank,WFP and WHO
NFSI
Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative (NFSI)
A partnership experience
Between
EDC, FAO, SCN, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank,WFP and WHO

2. Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
NFSI
Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
Originally developed as a follow-up to the WHO Expert Meeting on Childhood Obesity in Kobe (2005)
● double-burden of malnutrition should be addressed also in school nutrition programmes
A brainstorming meeting in Montreux, Feb. 2006, among partners (EDC, FAO, SCN, WFP and WHO)
● review ongoing school based nutrition programmes
● develop the NFSI framework

3. NFSI Greatest nutrition challenge of today
Double-burden of malnutrition/nutrition-related ill-health
Undernutrition, overweight/obesity & micronutrient deficiencies and unbalanced diets occur:
in the same countries
in the same communities
in the same classrooms
…... and even in the same families ↓
Accounting for hundreds of millions of dollars of public expenditure

4. Nutrition Friendly Schools Initiative
NFSI
Nutrition Friendly Schools Initiative
Rationale
Investing in health and nutrition of school age children = investing in the future of the world!
Schools offer opportunities to promote healthy dietary and physical activity patterns for children.
An access point for engaging parents and community members in preventing all forms of malnutrition (i.e. undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight, obesity).

5. Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
NFSI
Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
Objectives:
Provide a framework for school-based programmes which address malnutrition in all its forms.
Serve as a mechanism for inter-connecting on-going school-based health and nutrition interventions.
Provide practical guidance on how to strengthen nutrition in school health programmes.
Global Award
Plaque
Concept and principles:
UNICEF / WHO Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI).

6. Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
NFSI
Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
Benefits
Helps schools build an enabling environment for promoting health, nutrition and education.
Strengthens schools’ capacity to address children’s health and nutrition problems, with support from parents and community.
Creates networks between schools, communities and national authorities to tackle all forms of malnutrition.
Accreditation provides additional motivation to invest in children’s health, nutrition and development.

7. Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
NFSI
Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
The core components:
1. Written Nutrition-friendly School policy
2. Awareness and capacity building of school community
3. Nutrition, health and physical education
4. Supportive school environment
5. School nutrition and health services

8. NFSI Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative The process:
Form a core action group
Conduct self-appraisal (SAT) I
Action plan and implementation
Conduct self-appraisal (SAT) II
Conduct an external evaluation
Global Award
Plaque
Accredited
Certificate
of commitment
Excluded
External
re-evaluation

9. Tool for Curriculum Development
The Reader technical reader on nutrition education in schools
The Activities collection of worksheets for planning exercise
Classroom Curriculum Chart NE learning objectives for different ages

10. Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
NFSI
Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
What makes NFSI different from the other school-based health and nutrition programmes?
● NFSI addresses all forms of malnutrition
● NFSI uses a global standardized evaluation and accreditation scheme
● NFSI has a strong focus on nutrition and physical activity education

11. NFSI Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
Comparison of school-based initiatives
Main focus
Health: FRESH, HPS, EP
Nutrition: EP, NFSI
Education: HPS, CF
Health interventions
FRESH, HPS, EP
Health education
FRESH and HPS
Nutrition education
NFSI
Physical education
Holistic approach
FRESH, HPS, CF, NFSI
Standardized evaluation and accreditation

12. Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
NFSI
Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
Is developed in partnership
EDC, FAO, SCN, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, WFP and WHO
Is pilot-tested in partnership
Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, Brazil, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, India
Will be launched in partnership
September 2007
Will be implemented in partnership

13. Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
NFSI
Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
Why Partnership?
Nutritional problems are multi-dimensional
To help
provide technical support
harmonize activities
utilize resources more effectively
mobilize additional financial and human resources

14. Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
NFSI
Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative
Partnership in action
planning as part of collaboration
development of the framework
pilot-testing
initiation and implementation of the initiative
Tools
meetings
teleconferences
communication through s

15. Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative Contact the NFSI Team at:
GOOGLE: " WHO NFSI "