Host Organization
Community Connector

About the Fellow
Berna (as she is known) works in the Lira district and is part of the Community Connector team that oversees implementation of the Family Life Schools and the Schools Program. The Family Life Schools target communities to convey key information to mothers and caregivers during the first 1,000 days. The Schools Program ensures that nutrition messages are well packaged and delivered to schoolchildren. Berna and her team also write and record nutrition messages that are played on the Lira radio airwaves. In addition to the radio messages, Berna occasionally hosts health-related radio talk shows where she discusses nutrition.

"I am in the best placement as a young nutritionist; the Community Connector Project addresses a variety of aspects in nutrition. My skills in community nutrition have greatly improved."

It was not until she enrolled into the program at Kyambogo University that Berna understood the importance of nutrition. After university, she volunteered as a nutritionist in two different hospitals and on social media. She expects the UNF to groom her professionally for a career in nutrition.

Education
Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Kyambogo University, 2015