The food landscape in the United States can be difficult to navigate for newcomers, especially for those less accustomed to Western settings, or for those who have lower literacy levels. One recent study mentions that for Afghan refugees in the U.S., the process of navigating a grocery store was “fear-inducing” and payment systems were “intimidating.”
Service providers can play a key role in supporting food navigation, nutrition education, and budgeting skills as well as providing a safe space for recent arrivals to share their experience and build connections with their peers.
This toolkit weaves together best practices in nutrition and cultural humility with evidence that nutrition education efforts are most impactful when they respect and include cultural traditions. All materials have been culturally validated and translated from English to Dari and Pashto. The toolkit provides budgeting tips, nutritional education components, and an opportunity to discuss ways to cook healthy recipes.
Note: Between 5 modules, 10 videos, numerous handouts and other resources all translated from English to Dari and Pashto, this toolkit includes 87 deliverables. I have highlighted the tools I developed to the right, but the entire toolkit can be perused here.
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