FELIX LESINAIVALU
The main goal for the new Mai Kana Garden app is centered on having a healthier Fiji.
These were the words shared by Learning Experience Designer of the Center for Flexible Learning, Mojito Jone during the launch of the Mai Kana Garden app at Holiday Inn, Suva recently.
“In 2016 we applied for this strategic research theme, an idea that was born over a morning tea talking about a crazy idea to create this app,” Mr Jone said.
“We put the research proposal to do this project and a year later we were given a grant to create this My Kana Garden App.”
Mr Jone said the rise of noncommunicable diseases related deaths was the reason that drove the team to develop the app.
“The heart of this My Kana Garden App is centered on this ‘my healthy plate’, which basically means we want people to eat healthy.”
While officiating at the launch of the new app, Minister for Health, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete said, “This home gardening component is to encourage all Fijians to grow home vegetables, fruits and crops and to eat healthy.”
“It is based on the Ministry of Health’s home gardening guide to grow your own food and also provides informative instructions that users can follow to start their home food gardens.”
“Through the My Kana App all our health facilities will stand a model health establishment for food gardens, promote healthy living and complement the food rations in the hospitals.”
Minister Waqainabete added that the Ministry currently uses the My Kana App to train its health workers around Fiji.
The app is currently available to android users only with plans to make it available to iPhone users in the future.