Young people together with celebrities and influencers from eight countries joined a “Fix My Food” workshop in Bangkok, brainstorming ideas and identifying potential partners to help roll out the campaign in their respective countries.

Youths and influencers lead the movement

To further promote the need for healthier food environments, UNICEF is supporting the “Fix My Food” campaign led by young people to raise awareness of the need to create healthier food environments in China, Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Mongolia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

Cambodia’s first female celebrity chef, Ros Rotanak, or Chef Nak, and Miss World Vietnam 2019, Ms. Luong Thuy Linh, were also part of the co-creation workshop and launch event. Chef Nak said, “Food is much more than just what we eat” and that she believes in preserving, developing and promoting traditional Khmer cuisine. 

Linh explained that she joined the campaign with the hope of changing what she called “our failing food system,” adding that children and young people must have the opportunity and the right to make healthy food choices at home, in and around schools, and in their communities.

Speaking at the event, 24-year-old Ricardo Valente from Timor-Leste appreciated the opportunity to make the food environment healthier and more accessible to children in Asia and the Pacific. He said, “This campaign is unique, it is designed and led by us and will be implemented by each of us, back in our own countries.

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