Discover the transformative power of nutrition in African communities! Eko-Nutrition goes beyond mere dietary choices, intertwining education, advocacy, and ecology to create a holistic approach to health. As we navigate
One week, six lessons, one thing we are asking of you
We’ve reached the last day of World Breastfeeding Week, and what a week it’s been. We talked about the first hour, cleared up the myths, fed the mother, backed the
Six months is not the finish line. It is the harder half.
Your baby just turned six months. Congratulations. Now it’s time to add food, gently, while you keep breastfeeding. Start with soft, smooth foods and build up to what the family
Going back to work doesn’t have to mean the end of breastfeeding. The law already gives nursing mothers paid breaks to feed or express when they return. And market women,
Fathers cannot breastfeed. They still decide whether it works.
Fathers, this one is for you. You can’t produce the milk, but you decide whether breastfeeding works in your home. Cook a meal. Carry the baby so she can rest.
We tell mothers to breastfeed. We rarely ask if they have eaten.
Breastfeeding mothers, this one is for you. You need a little more food, not fancy food. One extra good plate a day. Beans, eggs, ugu and other vegetables, groundnut, fruit,
The advice was given in love. It is still out of date.
Let’s talk about the things we were told. Give the baby water in the heat. Throw away the first yellow milk. Add a little herbal mixture. We heard them from
The first hour matters more than most of us were told. We know what works. This week, we strengthen it. Save this and send it to one nursing mother today.
Food Safety Is Nutrition. Here Is What Every Nigerian Kitchen Should Know.
The most beautifully balanced meal in the world is undone by a single unsafe step before it reaches the table. Today is World Food Safety Day. We wrote about five
Climate-Smart Eating Is Not New. Our Grandmothers Were Already Doing It.
Climate-smart eating isn't a new scientific trend; it’s a return to the wisdom of our grandmothers. Discover how resilient, indigenous Nigerian crops like cowpea, ewedu, and millet hold the key
Nigeria Is Hungry. And It Is Not Because There Is No Food.
Nigeria has 35 million people facing acute food insecurity in 2026. Two million children suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition every year. On World Hunger Day, our programs team looked at
If you walked into a hundred Nigerian kitchens this evening and looked at what was simmering on the fire, you would find one ingredient in almost every pot. Not pepper.
