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As we are still celebrating World Food Day 2025, we asked colleagues at GAIN Mozambique to share their experiences and personal commitments to ensuring healthier diets for all.

🍽️ Here is one of their reflections and pledges for action.

“Today, on World Food Day, we are reminded of the real impact our actions have on the lives of communities. Every seed planted, every storage facility built, and every training delivered contributes to greater food security, health, and livelihood for local families.”

Lucia & Milarda

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To celebrate the World Food Day, at GAIN Mozambique we came together to reflect on how we can act, hand in hand with all food system stakeholders to achieve better foods and a better future, by reducing food loss and waste.

Every day, our team members set out with a shared mission: to make sure that everyone, especially the most vulnerable, has access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food.

Happy staff, great results!!

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Vive les couleurs dans nos assiettes, au Bénin nous avons divers fruits et j'aime les composer pour en faire des merveilles pour nos papilles et en même temps la bonne santé. "Avoir plus de couleurs dans l'assiette, c'est fournir à l'organisme plusieurs nutriments spécifiques."

Vive la Journée Mondiale de l'Alimentation

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Sharada at a GAIN social learning to make pasta

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This WFD I'm fondly remembering an occasion last year when, together with my GAIN colleagues, I learned how to make fresh pasta. It's so fun and relatively simple and something kids love to help with. I wish I did it more often, so hereby pledging to increase my frequency of homemade pasta making!

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"Nothing connects us to culture, community, and nourishment quite like food". Injera’ with shiro’ and alicha’ wot’ (a mix of potato, carrot, kariya and cultural spice) — a simple, wholesome, and plant-based meal that reflects both tradition and balance. Grateful for the diversity and richness of our traditional plates. 🙏

#WorldFoodDay #HealthyDiets #SustainableFoodSystems

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Let's celebrate African cuisine during the 2025 WFD If you come to Benin, please taste this dish. Super delicious!

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Kassa, Favorite food is Enjera (fermented Teff) by Shiro (beans, chickpea stew) and small amount of fried meat

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This year we celebrate world food day with the official theme of “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future’. As a public health professional and nutritionist, I promote the community to feed healthy and nutritious food and shift toward health and sustainable consumption patterns of the community

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From Waste to Wealth: How My Mushroom Garden is Feeding Hope

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From Waste to Wealth: How My Mushroom Garden is Feeding Hope

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As a young mushroom farmer, I discovered that even waste can grow new life.

After harvesting, I used to throw away the used mushroom bags without a second thought.

This World Food Day, inspired by the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future,” I chose to reuse them instead.

The remains, rich in nutrients, became perfect soil for my home garden.

Now I grow vegetables like spinach and tomatoes right from what was once waste. It shows how youth can lead sustainable change starting from their own homes.

Together, we can save the plate, the people, and the planet, hand in hand.

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ENJOYING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH BUGURUNI MARKET CLEANUP AND FOOD SAFETY

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ENJOYING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH BUGURUNI MARKET CLEANUP AND FOOD SAFETY

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Together we clean, together we grow.
Unity makes every community glow.

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Breaking the barriers inhibiting fish consumption.

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Breaking the barriers inhibiting fish consumption.

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A shout out to Fish and Soups Express for making fish more accessible and educating Mt. Kenya communities about benefits of eating fish. We now get fresh quality fish in Kenol Town prepared in a clean location.

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One of the most memorable experiences of togetherness, culture, and community was making Chinese dumplings with a group of colleagues from diverse countries on Chinese New Year's Day. The kitchen was alive with laughter and conversation as everyone learned the art of wrapping dumplings, discovering not only the technique but also the traditions behind this festive dish. It made me realise how the kitchen represents more than just a place to cook but rather a melting pot of global friendship and cultural exchange. The act of preparing, cooking, and finally enjoying the dumplings together became more than just a meal.

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BEYOND THE SUMMIT: COMMITMENT TO A BETTER FOOD FUTURE🍲🤩🇹🇿

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BEYOND THE SUMMIT: COMMITMENT TO A BETTER FOOD FUTURE🍲🤩🇹🇿

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As a Food Systems Youth Leaders, we're committed to driving real change in our food systems starting right here in my community. We believe food is more than what we eat; it’s a bridge between people, planet and purpose. After UNFSS+4, we're determined to keep raising awareness, engaging young voices and promoting actions that ensure safe, sustainable and nutritious food for everyone.

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The Culture of Conversing before meal 🇹🇿😍 

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The Culture of Conversing before meal 🇹🇿😍 

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The theme 'Hand in Hand for a Better Future' is brought to life by the energy of young leaders. Here in Dar-es-Salaam, we are the collaboration we need discussing, learning, and committing to transform our local food systems, one meal and one conversation at a time.

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Who says healthy eating isn’t fun? A simple plate of chicken pieces (yes, offal), pumpkin, and green beans, make this meal colourful and proof that we don’t need the most expensive cuts or food to have a healthy diet. Big shout out to the amazing cooks at GAIN Mozambique who made this delicious dish.

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Celebrating World Food Day 2025 with pride! Vijana4Food brought together diverse Tanzanian cultures through traditional meals highlighting the power of local foods in building a better, more sustainable future.  

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World Food Day 2025 – Vijana4Food Celebration 🇹🇿

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World Food Day 2025 – Vijana4Food Celebration 🇹🇿

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On 17th October 2025, we celebrated World Food Day as Vijana4Food under the global theme “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future.”

The day brought together different tribes from across Tanzania to showcase their traditional meals, celebrating our rich cultural diversity and the power of local foods in shaping sustainable food systems.

While this day was about celebration, it was built on past efforts including our impactful Buguruni Market cleanup, one of the key pre-activities that reminded us that food systems start with clean, safe environments.

As youth, we believe that celebrating food goes hand in hand with protecting the systems that produce it.

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Food, Fitness, and a Promise for Better Nutrition

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Food, Fitness, and a Promise for Better Nutrition

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I’ve already begun training for my first marathon, and I’m committing to fuel my body with purpose. Choosing foods that give me energy and support the planet. 🌱

I’ve been focused on exercise, but I haven’t always been mindful about what I eat. This journey is a reminder that true fitness comes from both movement and nourishment. 💪🥗

From now on, I’ll be more intentional with my meals, embracing seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, reducing waste, and adding more plant-based choices to my plate. Every step on the road and at the table moves me closer to a healthier, more sustainable future. 💚

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A special shout-out to all the storytellers in our food systems, the ones who go the distance to connect the dots between actors, actions, and achievements, making us understand why good food is important.

Your dedication reminds me that storytelling matters, it inspires action, drives change, and keeps hope alive.

I’m personally committed to telling more stories that spark more action for a better food future.

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I want to give a shout out to my mum who ensured that at the end of a day or two I could get a fruit. This really helped my immunity while young and I have come to appreciate including fruits as part of a healthy meal

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Eat your food as your medicine, otherwise you will have to eat your medicines as your food