The Western Cape is facing a significant health challenge among its young population malnutrition and obesity among children under five years old. This problem is primarily due to poverty, which deprives these children of access to sufficient and nutritious meals.
FoodForward SA (FFSA), a registered nonprofit organization, has launched the Mother and Child Nutrition Programme in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, to tackle the critical issue of malnutrition in young children. The initiative, in partnership with the Philani Nutrition Centre, focuses on the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, a period crucial for physical and cognitive development.