Food vending has become a familiar occupation in Africa’s burgeoning cities and it is critical in meeting the daily food supply needs of millions of inhabitants while simultaneously promoting local food production (FAO). The sector is mainly dominated by women; many having little or no formal education. That notwithstanding their activities makes a significant contribution to the lives of the impo
verished in the society and the economy at large. The sector however is faced with several barriers to its development. These include the absence of training provision for food operators in the areas of hygiene, nutrition and food safety as well as basic business skills. Lack of information leads to difficulties in improving hygiene and food safety standards which continue to undermine efforts to improve food quality. Whereas poor sanitary conditions of operating environments including exposure of cooked food to air and water pollution poses a threat to public health as a result of contamination. More information is therefore needed on the mechanisms regulating food delivery which could link a wider compliance to health and food safety measures. This is where Clean Impact steps in to provides classified information to food Vendors through a voice and text messaging platform in their local languages as well as provide tailor made business management training and workshops to people in the sector. Clean Impact analyses data in the sector and publishes research papers to aid governments and interested organisations. Clean Impact partner with child educational units, recognized groups, companies, NGOs, communities to frontier campaigns on clean environments and sustainable energies through a Behavior change communication (BCC) approach.
