Canada has the Healthy Food Guide; the UK has the Eatwell guide; the US has the MyPlate guide. All have the same idea – teaching people about a healthy diet that incorporates fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy.

But what if your part of the world doesn’t produce that kind of bounty?

The Hunger Project has been working with Indigenous communities in Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico, to address nutrition and food security across the region. In 2021, more than one in four people living in the Mexican highlands grappled with chronic hunger.

It is working with community partners to address the challenges of limited access to clean water, health care and sustainable livelihoods, by elevating and celebrating Indigenous knowledge and cultural practices through localizing EatWell plates.