The Eat Well Campaign Project is an AFTN (Advanced Food Technology Network) initiative which began a year ago in collaboration with other key organizations aiming to foster a comprehensive approach to the promotion of children and adolescents health and well being in Ghana, paying particular attention to what they eat (nutrition).
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- Eatwell Ghana offers free consultancy in Agro/ food processing in training and set up.
- Free advice on food safety, Food handling,food security.
- Free advice and set up in food processing .
- Quality management systems.
- Supporting the youth to setup cottage industries in their community based on abundant raw material available in the community or district
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We are an enlightenment, advocacy and intervention group made up of resource persons who are passionate about improving the feeding habit of Ghanaians.
Resource persons for the program are Volunteers who are professionals including food Scientists and Technologists, Nutritionist, Biochemists, Social workers, Dieticians, Researchers, Administrators etc with vast experience in the related discipline from both the private and public sectors who are committed towards the overall success of the program.
The main objectives of the project are: |
- To identify and promote specific projects and programs on food and nutrition interventions necessary for hunger prevention and relief and food security
- Identifying critical areas or communities where specific nutritional intervention support may be required.
- Identifying, supporting and promoting good health promoting foods, food combinations, fortifications or natural food supplements.
- EWECAP aims to alert other agencies to potential nutrition hazards and practices.
- To educate, inculcate the good eating habit in children, Adolescence and Adults through appropriate media platform.
- To educate the youth 0n food products they consume; its overall importance to the total health system.
- To educate the vulnerable group on essence of good nutrition and eating life style even in HIV infected people.
- Educate the target groups on food safety and handling issues.
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The project is supported by eminent academicians, professionals and technocrats such as: |
| OUR TEAM OF RESOURCE PERSONS / VOLUNTEERS |
Eric William Ampadu (Program Coordinator)
B.Sc. (Biochemistry & Food Science
Master of Philosophy (Food Science)
John Mensah Yeyie
B.Sc. (Nutrition). Master of Philosophy MPhil (Nutrition)-Resource Person
Michael Kofi Okyere Nsiah, Business Administration
Prof. Tano Debrah, (Senior Resource Person/ Volunteer),
Senior Lecturer (Nutrition and Food Science Department (University of Ghana)
Dr. Bruce Owusu, (Senior Resource Person / Volunteer)
Senior lecturer ; Nutrition and Food Department (University of Ghana)
Madam Edna Kudolo, Volunteer, Entrepreneur, Nutrition Advocate.
Richard Odum Nyumuah, Resource person / Volunteer, Food and Drugs Board
Dr Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa,
B. Sc (Hons) M Phil(Ghana) FGMS (Wageningen) Ph D (Strahclyde). Senior Lecturer/ Food Technologist
Dr Matilda Steiner-Asiedu,
Public Health and Nutrition Consultant.
Dr F. K. Sahlia,
Lecturer, University of Ghana Legon
Mr Isaac Otchere, Action on African Women Foundation (AAWF)
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