Description
In order to establish a system of management and human resources capable of operating independent school lunch programmes in their own country, we will assess the current situation, identify problems and propose countermeasures, then implement the system in model schools and expand the system throughout the country. In order to achieve this goal, we will provide local school lunch staff with opportunities to work with Japanese registered dietitians to learn about food procurement, menu preparation, meal delivery and eating instructions, hygiene management and nutrition education for children until the school lunch staff are trained. In addition, local volunteers who support the school lunch programme will be trained and nutrition education for local residents will be provided. Several local school lunch staff will be trained and dispatched to other schools.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Training of nutrition professionals
Description
In Japan, the Meiji government introduced nutritional science from Europe and the US and made efforts to improve nutrition as a national policy. As part of these efforts, registered dietitians and dietitians were trained and distributed throughout the country to deal with the double burden of malnutrition: undernutrition and overnutrition. The registered dietitians and dietitians have contributed greatly to promoting healthy and sustainable diets and to building a nation of people with long and healthy lives.
Based on this experience and in accordance with the principles of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021, we will implement school lunch programmes as a starting point for the foundation of nutrition education in one or more countries, mainly in Asia. Furthermore, we will support the education and training of registered dietitians and dietitians, the establishment of nutritionist systems and the construction of sustainable nutrition improvement infrastructure.
In addition, we will contribute to the eradication of malnutrition in the world by promoting the improvement of nutrition in one or more countries where dietitians are already trained and deployed, through support for improving the skills of these personnel.
Specifically, the eight-year period from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2030, will be divided into four phases: 1) gathering information on the country in question, exchanging human resources between the two countries and establishing country partners (2022–2024); 2) supporting the establishment of an independent school lunch system (2022–2025); (3) supporting the education and training of dietitians and the establishment of a dietitians-nutritionists system (2025–2029); and (4) supporting the employment of dietitians (2029–2030).
GNR assessment
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Verified
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| SMARTness index |
Lower moderate
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Details
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Salt/sodium intake
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Policy >
Food environment
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of elementary schools offering a self-contained school lunch programme |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 0 Schools | 2021 |
| Target | We plan to visit Laos by May 2023 to conduct a survey and determine a target value by the end of 2023. | March 2030 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | Status | |
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| Progress report | July 2024 |
Progress not able to be assessed
Despite the commitment maker’s active participation in the process, they were unable to provide the required information about the baseline data or the progress indicator’s updated (latest) level or status.
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