Nutrition Olympiad

We are organizing the Nutrition Olympiad' 2017 on March 6, 2017. The event will accommodate two different competitions.

• Nutrition Olympiad for the Nutrition Club members of INGENEAS/USAID project
• Nutrition Hackathon for students from all over the country

Brief on Nutrition Olympiad 2017

Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID) has initiated to organize the 1st Nutrition Olympiad 2017 under the Nutrition Club initiative supported by INGENUES/USAID. The objective of the Nutrition Olympiad is to demonstrate the potential benefits of engaging youth in nutrition activities and bring relevant stakeholders in a platform for networking and knowledge to build a healthy nation. The foremost notion of the event is to motivate the volunteers & foster the Nutrition Club (NC) activities to expand the network nationwide. Major activities will be Nutrition Hackathon, Showcasing Nutrition Club activities, Demonstration of Homestead/school garden, networking, award giving ceremony and workshop. Nutrition Club ULAB (Host Club) jointly with all Nutrition Clubs will organize the event. The activities will be organized jointly with various partners including Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) of Ministry of Agriculture, ICT Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecom and IT, Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services (BASIS), IPHN and some other organizations. 

Background

Bangladesh already achieved food security and now pursuing to achieve nutrition security to build a healthy nation. The SDG2 also focuses on End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture nutrition. And, some 47.6 million or 30 percent of the total 158.5 million people in Bangladesh are young (10-24 years), and it will be between 10 and 19 percent by 2050, according to UNFPA (http://www.thedailystar.net/rise-of-youth-51048). BIID is implementing the INGENUES project of USAID to integrate nutrition & gender in extension services. These led BIID to adopt nutrition as an agenda to pursue and initiated the Nutrition Club initiative to foster engagement of youth to promote nutrition awareness and resolve the issue at local level. Under the mandate of Nutrition Club, the Nutrition Olympiad 2017 is being planned and organized.

Major Components

The Nutrition Olympiad 2017 will consist of a series of events (pre and post-Olympiad) and various activities which cover the following –

1. Nutrition Hackathon
2. Showcasing Nutrition Club activities
3. Demonstration of models of Homestead and school gardening
4. Award giving ceremony for best NCs and ICT Solutions
5. Knowledge sharing workshop and networking session
6. Engagement of relevant stakeholders of nutrition
7. Launching Nutrition Gift Box

Objectives

The primary objective of the Nutrition Olympiad 2017 is to create awareness among different stakeholders to engage youth in nutrition activities as a voluntary activity and bring relevant stakeholders in a platform for networking and knowledge to build a healthy nation.

The Olympiad will also have following specific objectives:

1. Demonstrate the models in the area of local sourcing of nutrition like homestead gardening and school gardening
2. Knowledge sharing among different nutrition clubs and experts
3. Engage, recognize and award the best volunteers, clubs, mentors etc.
4. Developing ICT solutions for nutrition
5. Scaling up the Nutrition Club initiative and develop a sustainable model
6. Social benefits of youth engagement through voluntary activities
7. Building capacity of the volunteers by engaging in the Olympiad activities as organizer

Program Schedule

The Nutrition Olympiad 2017 will be organized on March 6, 2017 (Monday) at Krishibid Institute Bangladesh, Khamarbari, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh. This will be a day-long event starting at 9 am and will finish at 4 pm. Detail program schedule will be available soon.

Participants

Representatives from Government, Nutrition Specialists, Policy makers, INGO’s, NOG’s, Academics, Private sectors, youths/students, and researchers will be invited to join the Nutrition Olympiad. A set of experts from nutrition domain and young leaders will serve as the panelist(s) and moderator(s) in different activities. Only invited guests and NC Members will be registered as Participant. Visitors will be also allowed to join the event with limited access.

Registration

All participants and visitors will require registering online and a registration desk will be available at the venue for handing over the registration Badge. All registered participants will be entitled to receive Olympiad kit and refreshment. Registration is available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nutrition-olympiad-registration-31192567810

Contact

Any information and communication will be coordinated by Ms. Ismat Jahan, Manager, BIID and she can be reached at ismat@biid.org.bd or cell no. 01711506929. Also can contact at BIID, House No. 174, Apt. B3, Level 2, Road No. 2, Mohakhali DOHS, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh.

Brief on Nutrition Hackathon

Nutrition Hackathon is an event in which undergraduate students from all over the country will participate in collaborative computer programming to promote Nutrition awareness. The students will be asked to come up with ICT solutions on awareness building and assisting tools of nutritional healthcare. Students are liberated to select either mobile application (Android) or Web tool.

Participants are requested to join the competition by filling the application form. After reviewing the applications, 10-15 applicants will be selected to compete. A workshop will be held with the participants to build their understanding on the competition. After that, the participants will be given 2-3 weeks of time to develop their ICT solution. On the event day, the participants will be told to display their project to the judges. The judge will decide the winners. Three participants will be awarded prize money and certificate.

Registration Date: January 31, 2017 - February 20, 2017

Place: Krishibid Institution Bangladesh, Khamarbari, Dhaka