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Prizes for champions of healthy eating [1]

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Monday, November 30, 2015 - 18:17.  Updated on Monday, November 30, 2015 - 18:21.

Photos by Linny Folau

GPS Lapaha students, winners of the Mai e 5 Cheering competition. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015

A Mai e 5 campaign that promotes healthier food choices and eating among children, today awarded prizes to primary schools and principals who championed efforts to improve their health by eating fruits and vegetables.

Launched in 2012, the campaign is a joint effort by Nishi Trading, the Ministry of Health through Tonga Health, and Ministry of Education aimed to improve the health and well being of school children in Tonga by teaching them about the benefits of eating a variety of fruit and vegetables in order to have life long healthy eating habits. The key message is for children to eat five servings/portions of fruits and vegetables daily.

Minoru Nishi, chairman of the campaign committee, commended the schools and their efforts. He said this year they brought forward champion schools because they set good examples for the rest of the people in Tonga.

“We have had success this year especially with our new TV cooking show where the kids take charge of cutting the vegetables, a skill they have learnt and can use to help their parents in the long run," he said.

Dr Raelyn ‘Esau, Acting CEO of Education encouraged more schools especially in the Nuku’alofa area to join this important program. "Due to the high percentage of obesity among our people, children need to eat healthy food so that we have healthy children rather than sickly ones," she said.

Prize winners were:

Best TV Cooking Show 

1. GPS Lapaha - $1,200 worth of printer/fax/phone and vegetable garden tools/essentials

2. GPS Popua - $500 worth of vegetable garden tools/essentials 

3. ACTS Community School - $400 worth vegetable garden tools/essentials 

Best Mai e 5 Schools 

1. GPS Mu'a - $1,200 worth printer/fax/phone and vegetable garden tools/essentials 

2. GPS 'Atele - $500 worth vegetable garden tools/essentials 

3. GPS Lotolu (Pelehake) - $400 worth vegetable garden tools/essentials

Prizes were also awarded to principals of the Mai e 5 schools, among others donated by Nishi Trading, Tonga Communicatins Corporation and Tonga Health with assistance from the Australian High Commission.

James Deane presents an award to the ACTS Community School, second runner up Best TV Cooking Show. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
James Deane presents an award for GPS Lapaha, Best TV Cooking Show. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
Dr Raelyn ‘Esau presents an award for GPS ‘Atele. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
GPS Tatakamotonga. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
Teachers from GPS Tatakamotonga. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
Seini Filiai, CEO Tonga Health. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
GPS Lapaha students, winners of the Mai e 5 Cheering competition. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
GPS Lapaha students, winners of the Mai e 5 Cheering competition. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
GPS Lapaha students. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
GPS Longolongo, second place in the Mai e 5 Cheering competition. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
GPS Lapaha students. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
Rizvi Jurangpathy presents an award to Ocean of Light Internation School principal. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
Minoru Nishi, Charize and Monica Tu‘ipulotu. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
ACTS Community School students. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
Rako Pasefika. Nuku‘alofa. 30 November 2015
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Mai e 5 program [3]
Minoru Nishi [4]
Tonga healthy eating campaign [5]
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