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Time to act on diabetes and other NCDs in Africa!

This is a development organization focusing on: Awareness Creation; Consumer Information, Psychosocial support and Advocacy on Healthy Living to prevent and ease management of Diabetes & other NCDs.

16/10/2026

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆!
Every 16th October, the world pauses to ask a simple question: is good food reaching everyone?
This year's theme is 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗡𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄. 💡
Here is something many people don't know. The world already grows enough food for everyone. The real challenge is making sure healthy, affordable food reaches every family's table.
And innovation doesn't always mean big machines or new gadgets. Sometimes it looks like this 👇
🌱 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦, even in a small space
🍠 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 like sweet potatoes, millet and indigenous vegetables
🍲 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 for your family
🤝 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 where decisions about food and farming are made
At Diabetes Awareness Trust, this is the work we do with communities every day through urban farming, agroecology, nutrition education, and our work with partners. Because food is not just something we eat. 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆. 💙

#𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕕𝔻𝕒𝕪𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞 #𝕀𝕟𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕋𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪ℕ𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕋𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕨 #𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕕𝔻𝕒𝕪 #𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕊𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕤 #𝔸𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕪 #𝕌𝕣𝕓𝕒𝕟𝔽𝕒𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 #ℕ𝕦𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 #𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕀𝕤𝕄𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕖

14/10/2026

🤝 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽
Yesterday, Diabetes Awareness Trust held a focus group discussion with 12 members of a support group.
As they opened up, this is what they shared with us:
✅ All said the support group has helped them to share and talk freely about what they are going through.
✅ They encourage each other and do income generating activities during their weekly meetings, like making detergents.
✅ 4 out of 12 know about the symptoms, prevention and management of NCDs.
🥬 The majority lack awareness on nutrition, mostly on food groups and cooking vegetables.
𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼. 💙

06/10/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 🍲
As a follow-up to the NCD focus group discussion with community members in Viwandani, Nairobi, we went back to the same group last Friday for the practical side: a cooking demonstration.
Members rolled up their sleeves, prepared fresh green leafy vegetables, and then sat down together to enjoy the meal they had made.
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 discussions 𝘁𝗼 plate. 💙
What is one healthy meal your family enjoys? Share it with us in the comments 👇🏾
𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥. 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩.

02/10/2026

This week, Diabetes Awareness Trust - DAT partnered with KOAN (Kenya Organic Agriculture Network) to sensitize the Milimani Self-Help Group on the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS).
𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐆𝐒?
For many smallholder farmers, conventional third-party certification is costly and hard to reach. PGS offers another way. Farmers, consumers, and local actors verify organic practices together through shared standards, peer review, and collective accountability. The trust is built locally, by the people closest to the farm.
The Milimani Self-Help Group is already growing food the right way. This session was about helping that work get the recognition it deserves.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
✅ A clear understanding of what PGS is and how it works
✅ The steps a group takes to become PGS certified
✅ Why certification matters: credibility with buyers, access to organic markets, and recognition for safe, healthy produce
Healthy diets start with food we can trust. That is why this work sits at the heart of NCD prevention. 💙
𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐏𝐆𝐒 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭, 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

01/10/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗖𝗗 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🌱

Yesterday, Diabetes Awareness Trust - DAT returned to Viwandani, Makadara Sub-County, Nairobi, to train members of another community health unit under our Urban Nutrition Project Phase II, reaching more residents.

We talked about three things that go hand in hand:

🥗 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: putting together balanced, diverse meals from affordable local foods
🌿 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴: growing vegetables even where space is limited
💙 𝗡𝗖𝗗𝘀: how the food on our plates helps prevent and manage conditions like diabetes and hypertension

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲:
✅ Better awareness of NCDs and how diet affects them
✅ Dietary diversity, which most participants told us was new to them
✅ Practical urban farming techniques for the spaces they already have

𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨. That is how families stay ahead of NCDs.

29/09/2026

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁.
Last week, our team at the Diabetes Awareness Trust (DAT) took part in a capacity building session on Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) systems. The aim was to strengthen how we track and report on our work.
We also reviewed our current systems and identified areas for improvement. This covered how we collect, manage, analyze, present and report data.
The goal is more consistent and timely decisions, informed by evidence, for the communities we serve across the counties where we work.
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁.

21/09/2026

𝐹𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑒, 𝑉𝑖𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑖 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒.
Men often have limited opportunities to speak openly about their health.
Last week in Viwandani, DAT held an interactive health and nutrition dialogue with members of a local men’s support group. The conversation focused on healthy eating, non-communicable diseases, food-related myths, and the everyday challenges that can make healthier choices difficult.
Creating safe spaces for men to learn and ask questions can encourage timely care, healthier choices and access to reliable health information.
Seeking health support is a sign of strength.
𝘚𝑒𝘦𝑘𝘪𝑛𝘨 𝘩𝑒𝘢𝑙𝘵ℎ 𝑖𝘴𝑛'𝑡 𝑤𝘦𝑎𝘬𝑛𝘦𝑠𝘴.
#𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦𝑉𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 #𝑁𝐶𝐷𝑠 #𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑠𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ #𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑠𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 #𝑉𝑖𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑖

11/09/2026

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮, 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱.
Since the start of the Urban Nutrition Initiative Phase II, our team has been walking Viwandani alongside Community Health Promoters, unit by unit, household by household.
Here's what that's looked like so far:
🏘️ 13 units covered across Viwandani
🤝 13 Community Health Promoters have been accompanying DAT team during these house holds visits across the 13 units.
🏠 160+ households reached through follow-up visits
This matters because:
NCDs like diabetes don't spread through contact. They spread through habits, what's cooked, what's eaten, what's considered normal in a home. And habits don't change in a seminar hall. They change at the doorstep, one household at a time.
#𝕌𝕣𝕓𝕒𝕟ℕ𝕦𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕛𝕖𝕔𝕥ℙ𝕙𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕀𝕀 #ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥ℎ #ℕ𝕦𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝔼𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 #ℕℂ𝔻ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 #𝕍𝕚𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕚 #𝔻𝔸𝕋

31/08/2026

What we plant today shapes what we eat tomorrow.
When we talk about healthy eating, we often think about what is on our plate.
But it begins with a seed.
Different seeds can give us different crops, different nutrients, and more variety in the foods we eat.
This is why Diabetes Awareness Trust joined farmers, seed custodians, researchers and agroecology practitioners at the at the G-BiACK Centre in Thika.
We came together to learn, share and discuss how protecting our indigenous seeds and biodiversity can contribute to 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘴
Think about it:
🌱 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴
⬇️
🥬 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘴
⬇️
🍲 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴
⬇️
❤️ 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘴
#𝕄𝕓𝕖𝕘𝕦𝕐𝕖𝕥𝕦𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞 #𝔸𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕪 #𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕊𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕤 #𝔻𝕚𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕪𝔻𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕪 #ℕ𝕦𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 #𝕊𝕖𝕖𝕕𝕊𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕥𝕪 #𝔹𝕚𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕪 #ℕℂ𝔻ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟

27/08/2026

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒕 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈?
On 25th, under the , CHP Champions and Viwandani community representatives came together at our demonstration farm at Lunga Lunga Health Centre to discuss how to sustain the space for learning and community use.
The group discussed practical ways to manage watering, weeding and planting, while addressing challenges such as water shortages and poor soil.
A Vicco agronomist shared guidance on farm maintenance and intercropping, while the Lunga Lunga Health Centre team encouraged the community to use the farm as a space for nutrition learning, healthy food and urban farming.
The goal is bigger than maintaining a garden: it is about building a community-owned learning space that continues to benefit Viwandani.
#𝕌𝕣𝕓𝕒𝕟𝔽𝕒𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 #𝕌𝕣𝕓𝕒𝕟ℕ𝕦𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 #𝕍𝕚𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕚 #ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙 #𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕕𝔸𝕟𝕕ℕ𝕦𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 #𝔻𝔸𝕋

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Tuesday	08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:30 - 17:00
Thursday	08:30 - 17:00
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