Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

Preparing for Home Visits: Nutritional Information

In this activity, you will:

 Help participants put together their notes on nutrition and malnutrition for their

home visitor’s handbook

Facilitator’s notes:

Nutritional information will be useful for home visitors when giving advice on the care and
support of orphans and vulnerable children. The information in this topic will be expanded on
in the next section on the general health of OVC.

For this activity you will need:

 Copies of the Handouts from this topic

To facilitate this activity:

1 Get the participants to organise all the handouts on nutrition into their home visitor’s
handbooks. If you wish, you may get participants to design drawings to accompany
their handouts in their own time.

2 Then, in groups, have the participants practise in a role-play how they would explain
good nutrition to children and families. Provide feedback and guidance as needed.
Explain to them that this will be one of their important tasks during home visits:
to monitor the nutritional status of the children they visit; and to provide basic
nutrition information to caregivers and their families.

3 Also use this time to answer any questions participants may have about
diets and nutrition, especially the requirements of those living with
HIV/AIDS. Encourage participants to research as much as they
can about the subject.

Activity 8

30 minutes

Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit 2, Module 3^235