{"id":8900,"date":"2024-06-07T14:59:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/?p=8900"},"modified":"2025-02-06T09:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T09:19:36","slug":"tom-brown-supporting-nigerian-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/tom-brown-supporting-nigerian-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brown: Supporting Women, Children and Rural Communities in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Women from<\/em> Kasev Mbaageh Association, in Vandeikya, Benue stat<\/em>e, Nigeria.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Brown is a traditional Nigerian food supplement made with a combination of different cereals and locally sourced agricultural products like soya beans, millet, corn and groundnuts. The grains are then fried, dried, roasted and blended down into a powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name \u2018Tom Brown\u2019 is thought to have emerged because the mix is intended to \u2018turn brown\u2019 during the cooking process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Brown is usually eaten for breakfast, often as a porridge. Its high nutritional content makes it especially beneficial for infants, young children and breastfeeding women to prevent malnutrition and to support weight gain. Solutions such as Tom Brown can help prevent millions of children across Nigeria experiencing malnutrition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self Help Africa\u2019s Women Business Centres (WBCs) were established to increase entrepreneurial skills, increase knowledge on health and wellbeing and enhance access to digital tools for rural women. Over 400 women across our 20 WBCs in Nigeria have been trained in the production of Tom Brown as the ingredients to prepare it are locally produced in communities. This supports increased productivity and reduces post-harvest losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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