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By Irene de Vette, UN Millennium Campaign      Thursday June 21, 2007

No matter where you come from, grandma cooks best, cares best, and above all, knows best. Why shouldn’t her wisdom be put to use in maternal and child nutrition, health and development projects?

While many of these projects focus on younger groups, The Grandmother Project empowers grandmothers, increasing the success of maternal and child health projects in Senegal, Mali and Laos. Now the FAO also acknowledged the power of grannies.

“Elders are natural leaders. Young people are taught to value their knowledge and experience and are expected to look to them for advice,” explained health specialist Dr. Judi Aubel at a FAO seminar recently.

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