Launched in July of 2004, the Horta Brasil Program brings together public and private U.S. and Brazilian institutions with the support of the Global Development Alliance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The program main goals include: (i) to increase the availability and access of nutritional produce through school gardens and provide nutrition education for teachers, school cafeteria workers, and parents of public school students; and (ii) to improve children’s health status by treating them for micronutrient deficiencies that compromise their physical and cognitive development, educating them on good nutrition practices and preventive health, hygiene and sanitation measures, and increasing their access to clean drinking water.

Horta Brasil is being implemented by INMED Brasil, a non-governmental organization based in São Paulo. Manaus is among the 13 Brazilian cities where the program is being implemented.

For more information on USAID, please log on to www.usaid.gov.  For further information on the Horta Brasil Program, please log on to www.inmed.org.br.

Contato:
Joyce Capelli
Executive Diretor

INMED Brasil

Tel. (11) 3817-4287

Fax. (11) 3815-9079

E-mail: jcapelli@inmed.org

http://www.inmed.org.br/