[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
Ayanna completed her thesis in Zambia and was selected to present her research at the World Public Health Nutrition (WPHN) Congress. She then secured a role as Project Officer at a charity called School Food Matters, which exists to improve children’s access to healthy, sustainable food during their time at school.
During COVID-19 she used her role to implement, coordinate and manage the day-to-day logistics of the Healthy Breakfast Boxes Project, responding to food insecurity amongst families with children. With a £1m budget she delivered more than one million breakfasts to children severely impacted by the pandemic, exposing the scale of food insecurity and the knock-on impact on children’s health. The project was recognised at the Stevie Awards and Third Sector Awards, and in September 2021 the programme received the APPG Excellence in School Food Award.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
