Kenya is a strong supporter of the 2005 Convention and joins many countries in the region pursuing different initiatives aimed at translating the Convention’s articles and principles into national policies and programmes. To support this KNDI through ATRI-PLC programme shall engage in 8-year Capacity-Building Programme by 2030. The Programme targets key areas requiring specialized technical support, developing tailor-made solutions that meet national needs and contexts. It aims at engaging in partnerships, information exchange, and the establishment of a network of local experts in building up national technical and institutional capacity to boost the scaling up of nutrition in in Kenya.

The Programme will focus around five key pillars:

1. Training professionals and key stakeholders in health Sector

The Capacity-Building Programme reinforced the technical knowledge and capacities of government stakeholders working directly or by proxy in nutrition and dietetics area. The target shall include a series of technical trainings that would empower such leaders to integrate nutrition in health sector.

2. Identifying a new generation of local experts and strengthening their expertise

This shall encompass mentorship programme for varied expertise in nutrition specific and sensitive matters in health and agriculture.

3. Knowledge exchange, analysis and information-sharing platform

This will focus on nutrition and dietetics knowledge management and sharing in broad fields of practice.

4. Targeted needs-based interventions

5. Leadership and professional practice

Click here for leadership and emotional intelligence training for nutrition dietetics

Click here for KNDI’s CEO (DR. DAVID OKEYO) AT A SIDE EVENT ON CAPACITY STRENGTHENING FOR AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS FOR HEALTHY DIETS BY FAO HELD AT SAFARI PARK HOTEL ON 13TH APRIL 2023 DURING THE NATIONAL NUTRITION SYMPOSIUM.