Adam Liaw Instagram – The most rewarding cooking demonstration I’ve ever done. Assisting UNICEF’s Mamans Lumière (Light Mothers) program in Ngozi Province. The Mamans Lumière program is where model mothers like Sibomana Christine teach young women about practical nutrition for their children. Ngozi has one of the highest rates of childhood malnutrition in the world, with latest reports suggesting more than 60% of children experience stunting as a result of severe malnutrition. The Light Mothers teach about the balance and sources of macronutrients in ingredients that local women may be able to access, and UNICEF supplements this with a flavourless micronutrient powder containing essential vitamins and minerals for child development. We made melangé, a nutritious Burundian stew made from whatever ingredients are on hand – in this case beans, lengalenga (amaranth, a Burundian staple), vegetables and small dried fish from Burundi’s Lake Tanganyika. The women said I was a good cook, but also commented that they had never seen a man cook before! Ngozi, Burundi