My Kana Fiji

Very good information on the Yam varieties in Tonga.

📣 Don’t Miss Out on Our International Women’s Day Webinar on Organic Embracing Equity

This International Women’s Day, join us for a free webinar on Organic Embracing Equity on our with some of the most influential voices in the world of organic agriculture. We’re proud to host Sashi Kiran, POETCom Board Chair and Fiji’s Assistant Minister for Women, Karen Mapusua, IFOAM President and Director, Land Resources Division, SPC, and Shamika Mone, INOFO Chairperson, to discuss the importance of gender equity in organic agriculture.

Organic agriculture relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic Agriculture combines tradition, innovation, and science to benefit the shared environment and promote fair relationships and good quality of life for all involved.

The overall objective of the webinar is to inspire and drive change towards women’s empowerment and gender equality outcomes through equity-based solutions to ensure a meaningful and inclusive contribution from all to the organic space as well as equitable benefit sharing.

The specific objectives of the webinar are to:
(i) Raise awareness on key challenges women are facing in agriculture and organic space;
(ii) Present good practices of and lessons learnt from equity-based solutions;
(iii) Celebrate women’s achievements in organics, highlighting stories of women leaders’ in the organic space.

This is a webinar not to be missed on International Women’s Day as we explore the importance of organic agriculture in the Pacific region.

This is supported by the Australian Government through the Building Prosperity for Women Producers, Processors, and women owned Businesses through Organic Value Chains Project

Pacific-Community-SPC Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

HOPOKI 'A E MY KANA APP 'I TONGA

Ne hopoki 'i he 'aho ni, Tu'ap**elulu 16 Fepueli, 'e he toketa p**e 'o e Potungaue Mo'ui, Dr. Siale 'akauola, 'a e My Kana app kuo 'osi fakatonu lea fakatonga, 'i he holo Lopaukamea I 'i he Tonga Campus 'o e 'Univesiti 'o e Pasifiki Tonga.

'I he'ene tu'unga ko e Sea 'i he Komiti Fakafonua 'oku ne Tokangaekina 'a e Ngaahi Mahaki 'ikai ke pipihi, ne me'a ai 'a Dr. Siale 'Akauola 'o ne fakaha 'a 'ene fiefia 'i he lava 'a e 'Univesiti 'o e Pasifiki Tonga 'o fakahoko 'a e ngaue ko'eni 'i he Pasifiki 'i hono poupoua 'a e kau mataotao 'i he tafa'aki 'o e me'atokoni mo vahevahe ha ngaahi 'ilo fo'ou ke 'inasi ai 'a Tonga. 'I he'ene lea fakamalo, ne fakaha ai 'e he P**e Lahi 'o e Tonga Health, 'Ofeina Filimoehala 'a 'ene tui 'oku malava ke ngaue'aki 'a e app ko'eni ko ha me'angaue ki hono fakasi'isi'i 'a e tu'ulaveangofua 'a e kakai hotau fonua ki he ngaahi mahaki 'ikai ke pipihi.

Neongo 'a e palopalema fakatupake 'o e mate 'a e 'uhila 'i he Tonga Campus, ne lele lelei pe 'a e polokalama.
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MY KANA HEALTH APP LAUNCHED IN TONGA.

The My Kana health application which has been translated into the Tongan language was launched today, Thursday 16 February, by the Ministry of Health’s Chief Executive Officer Dr. Siale ‘Akauola at Lopaukamea Hall, University of the South Pacific Tonga Campus.

As chair of the National Non-Communicable Diseases Committee, Dr. ‘Akauola in his keynote address expressed that he was proud of the University of the South Pacific’s work in the region in having the capacity to support nutrition and food specialists and innovations and making it available for Tonga. In her thank you address, the CEO of Tonga Health Promotion Foundation, Ms. ‘Ofeina Filimoehala acknowledged that the My Kana app is a tool that can be used in Tonga to reduce the level of NCD’s in Tonga.

Despite the power outage at Tonga Campus, the program was successfully launched.
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Thank you to the USP Tonga Campus for hosting the event, the Ministry of Health, Tonga Health, Australia High Commissions office, Sports Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Food Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Foods and Forestry, Sione Palavi and the Wonder Women Wellness Fitness, NRL Tonga, F2F zumba group, Selu Kauvaka and the Women in ICT and Dr. Flo and the SDA Wellness Center for joining us today. This is just the beginning; the real work starts now.

Special thank you to the My Kana Team Mojito Jione Siu Jione Joi Kami and Mary Fonua Holani great teamwork for organizing this launch.

NRL in Tonga Ministry of Health Tonga TongaHealth

Tomorrow we hit another milestone with the official launch of the My Kana Tonga version of our app. It is still the same app but now gives you the option to toggle between English and Tongan languages. We hope to add more languages in the future.

HOPOKI 'O E MY KANA TONGA

'E hopoki 'a e My Kana Tonga 'e he Potungaue Mo'ui 'i he uike ni 'i he 'aho 16 Fepueli 'i he Lopaukamea Hall, USP Tonga Campus.

Na'e ngaue fakataha 'a e Senita CFL 'a e 'Univesiti 'o e Pasifiki Tonga pea mo e Potungaue Mo'ui 'a Fisi ke fa'u 'a e My Kana app 'i he 2016. Ko e app ko'eni 'oku tokoni ki hono muimui'i 'a 'ete ma'u me'atokoni pea mo e ngaahi fakamatala mahu'inga fekau'aki mo e sino 'o ngaue'aki 'a e me'afua Pacific Foods Composition table.

Mei he 2016 ne 'i ai mo e ngaahi liliu ne fou mai ai 'a e My Kana app pea na'e 'i ai mo e fiema'u mei he tokolahi ke 'i ai ha app pehe ni ma'ae kakai Tonga. 'I he Tisema 'o e 2022, ne 'i ai 'a e tokoni mei he kautaha fakamamani lahi ko e FAO ki hono fatu ha app pehe ni 'i he lea fakatonga - My Kana Tonga.

Te ke lava ke ma'u atu 'a e My Kana app mei he Play Store mo e Apple Store.
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MY KANA TONGA APP LAUNCH

The My Kana Tonga App will be launched by the Ministry of Health on the 16th of February at Lopaukamea Hall, USP Tonga Campus.

The Centre for Flexible Learning (CFL) at the University of the South Pacific partnered with the National Food and Nutrition Centre of the Ministry for Health and Medical Services (Fiji) to develop the My Kana application in 2016. My Kana is an app that helps people track their meals and monitor their weight and nutrition using the Pacific Foods Composition table.

The My Kana app has gone through a number of developments since 2016. There were growing interests from online users to have a similar app for Tonga. In December 2022, FAO funded the development of the Tongan version - My Kana Tonga.

You can download the My Kana app on Play Store and Apple Store.

Merry Christmas everyone. Don't forget to eat a well balanced meal 😉

Last week Saturday we did a small pilot launch of My Kana Tonga with the Tongan Community here at Api Tonga in Suva. We are thankful to Dr. Paula Vivili (Deputy Director-General Science and Capability, SPC) for opening the event with a very thought provoking speech on NCDs in the Pacific. The event included a demonstration of the app, health check ups, a display of healthy food and drink.

We are grateful for the Tongan Community here in Suva for showing up and giving us feedback on the app. This will greatly help us improve the app in the lead up to the official launch in Tonga. The Tongan translation of the My Kana app was funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Lastly, we acknowledge Joy Kami and Siu Jione for organising this event as well the greater Tongan community in Suva.

For updates on this project in the Tongan language please follow Kana Tonga . More pictures and videos to follow.

Follow My Kana Tonga for all the latest updates for the My Kana app in the Tongan language

In June of 2018, the My Kana team was successful in their application for a patent. The Australian Patent office granted a patent for the hand measurement component in our app. (Australian Patent No. 2018100707)

However, ever since we opened up the app to the region we have had to disable this feature as the hand measurement data was only collected from Fiji. We plan to work on a larger sample from different countries to be able to bring this feature back to the app.

There is urgency for small island states to move forward with transformative food system approaches including government support towards building sustainable, resilient, and inclusive agrifood systems that fit our respective contexts - says Samoa Prime Minister Hon Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa @ Forum co-hosted by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Government of Samoa

Ateca K**a and Alvina Deo presenting a Fiji-based mobile application that promotes healthy eating habits as the first innovation to be showcased at Forum

Livestream (day 1): www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTP6jl1yW0c
Register: https://bit.ly/PacificSIDS-reg
More info: https://bit.ly/PacificSIDS-info

COMING SOON!

My Kana in Tongan. Yes, this year we have been working on translating My Kana into the Tongan language. We will be launching it this week.

This update is funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization

For event updates in Tongan follow the My Kana Tonga page.

Our team is currently in Samoa for FAO SIDS solutions forum.

National Food and Nutrition Centre

Look at these beautiful gardens..... 👏🏽

Irene Chief’s words are stark as she describes what spurred her and her colleague K**a Ateca to do something about unhealthy diets in their island nation of Fiji. Seeing co-workers in their thirties or forties dying of heart attacks “will leave you traumatised,” she says. “We go to more and more funerals of young people… when people leave families at 30 or 40, we really need to look at our diet.”

The smart phone app helping Fijians form healthy eating habits Innovation in Small Island Developing States combines digital savvy with traditional approaches

Great effort coming from Nanuku settlement, Suva in setting up their home gardens.

To all those that play a father role - Happy father's Day.