LAHORE, Pakistan: Nestlé, the world’s leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) to enhance the knowledge of schoolchildren about nutrition as well as health and to promote physical activity under the Nestlé Healthy Kids (NHK) program.
The Nestlé Healthy Kids program is Nestlé’s global initiative which aims to better inform schoolchildren and teachers about nutrition and health. NHK is a curriculum-based programme, comprising two books, which provide the necessary knowledge on nutrition. It has so far reached 70,000 children in suburban and urban areas across the country in collaboration with CARE Foundation, Silver Oaks and the Trust for Education and Development of Deserving Students (TEDDS). Nestle has recently signed a MoU with Peshawar Model School in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to extend its outreach.
Due to dietary deficiencies and poor health, Pakistan is one of the three countries in the world that still has malnourished children.
Waqar Ahmad, Head of Corporate Affairs, Nestlé Pakistan, says, “It is through the concept of Creating Shared Value that Nestlé aims to make an important contribution to society. Nutrition is a key driver of Nestlé’s objectives. We fully recognize the importance of good health. The objective of the NHK Programme is that the teachers, mothers and children learn more about nutrition-rich diets and healthier lifestyles.”
Deputy Managing Director, Punjab Education Foundation, Salman Anwar Malik, has welcomed the signing of the important MoU and has said, “This bilateral cooperation would ensure creating emphatic awareness among students through teachers orientation sessions. The program demonstrates our strong commitment towards wellbeing of students enrolled in PEF sponsored schools and partnership with Nestlé Healthy Kids Programme would further reinvigorate our efforts for providing a healthy atmosphere to the students.”
