Talent – Landmark Project

TALENT – Transforming Life Through Adolescent Nutrition

Collaborative network for adolescent nutrition and health in sub-saharan Africa and India(talent)

Focus group discussions were conducted in major and minor boys and girls from villages. This project was implemented in 9 centers across the globe (Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Kenya, South Africa and 4 places in India – Mumbai, Pune, Mysore and Dervan).

Three themes emerged from discussion:

• Adolescents’ and caregivers’ perceptions of the barriers to healthy diet and physical activity
• Acceptance of the status
• Salience of social and economic transition

Adolescents’ basic dietary and physical activity needs were rarely met by the resources available and infrastructure of the villages.

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