Host Organization
Ministry of Health, Nutrition Unit

About the Fellow
Winnie participates in budgeting and planning meetings at the Ministry and helps draft speeches to be presented on behalf of the Ministry at events and meetings. She works on several activities including child health days, infant and young child feeding, integrated management of acute malnutrition, micronutrients and fortification, and monitoring and evaluation. This includes reviewing policy briefs and reports, as well as organizing workshops and reviewing program guidelines.

"One thing I now appreciate is that the policies we make effect the country either positively or negatively and these policies can actually be changed from time to time for the better."

Winnie first became interested in nutrition in high school after learning about the way food components interact in the body. She was intrigued and eager to learn more about nutrition and health. With the UNF program, she expects to learn how to integrate nutrition in culture, how policies have impacted some of the nutrition gaps in the country, and how to improve her research skills, as well as gain valuable work experience.

Education
Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology, Makerere University, 2014