Event Geek

There will be an upcoming Sangguniang Kabataan Central Visayas Regional Congress in Dumaguete City, Philippines this coming October! The SK Central Visayas Regional Congress will have the theme “For the Youth. By the Youth. Innovations in SK Local Governance and Best Practices,” the Congress aims to increase understanding, trust and cooperation among the Federations of Central Visayas towards the sharing of ideas and best practices.

The 2001 Sangguniang Kabataan Constitution and By-laws specifically states that there shall be an SK Congress at all levels – the National, Regional, Provincial and City/Municipality for the purpose of a Comprehensive Consultation on issues and concerns affecting the SK.

In line with this mandate, the Sangguniang Kabataan Central Visayas Regional Congress is scheduled on October 27 to 30, 2011 at the Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental to be participated by SK Officials from the islands of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor.

The National Convention of Barangay Nutrition Scholars will be held in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to promote their ONE NUTRITION, ONE NATION ~ Nurturing the Filipino Campaign which is initiate by the Natural Nutrition Council with the Help of the Department of Health and Office of the President of the Philippines.

The date and venue per area are as follows: Grand Men Seng Hotel, Davao City - October 20-21, 2010; Cebu International Convention Centerm Cebu City - November 10-11, 2010; and Philippine Trade and Training Center, Pasay City - December 8-9, 2010.

The Accelerated Hunger-Mitigation Program of the Department of Health (DOH) aims to mitigate hunger among Filipinos. The AHMP includes the "Promote Good Nutrition" component which aims to improve the food and nutrition practices of Families. The PGN component is led and coordinated by the National Nutrition Council for implementation by local government units, schools, health facilities and communities.

At the local level, community-based volunteers called Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) deliver basic nutrition services and assist in the delivery of health, social protection and other interventions to families.

Given the the big number of BNS who are expected to attend, the NNC organized three island-wide conventions in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The conventions are expected to update the Barangay Nutrition Scholar on hunger-mitigation efforts as well as the priority actions for nutrition improvement as contained in the Medium-Term Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition. The conventions will also provide the venue for BNS to organize themselves into an association or federation to have a unified and converted effort to address hunger and malnutrition.

About the Barangay Nutrition Scholars:

The BNS are community-based volunteer nutrition workers mandated by the nutrition council to deliver basic nutrition services and render assistance in the delivery of the health , social protection, and other interventions to families in the barangay level.