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IFNA/JICA organized 2-day workshop in Chad (13-14 November)🎉

IFNA Secretariat and JICA supported a 2-day workshop in N'Djamena from 13 to 14 November 2024 on IFNA approaches (Multisectoral approach and Nutrient Focused Approach/NFA) and the Japanese Seikatsu Kaizen approach to improve daily life conditions of rural population.

25 participants from the government and relevant partners based in N’Djamena attended the workshop physically. IFNA focal point represented by Pr Bechir led the 2 days workshop and the IFNA team supported and facilitated sessions online.

In Day 1, Mr. Nakada, JICA technical advisor presented the concept of NFA and showed the excel tool to demonstrate the concept. The participants were interested in the tool and the NFA application.

In Day 2, participants learned the Seikatsu Kaizen Approach through an online presentation facilitated by Dr. Priscilla, regional consultant of IFNA and a video presentation, with technical guidance by Pr. Ota, JICA technical advisor, and Ms. Seki, researcher at NPO (International Farmers Participation Technical Network: IFPaT).
After the presentations, the participants divided into 3 groups worked on the tools such as the Happiness tree, Community analysis and Seasonal calendar to be familiarized with them and to provide recommendations on the possible implementation on the ground.

At the end of the workshop, participants produced an example of Action plan for nutrition improvement in Chad and shared it with IFNA team.
Although JICA and IFNA members couldn’t travel to Chad, Pr. Bechir assisted by Mr. Hassan, local consultant, ensured the organization and smooth processing of the workshop with their strong leadership, enabling participants to gain a solid understanding of the approaches well.
IFNA will continue to keep this relationship and follow up the action plan in the future.