Grazelle Marren Bonacua - Skills

Grazelle Marren Bonacua

Personal and professional skills

Nutrition consultation

She helps clients connect the dots between their symptoms, habits, and overall well-being through evidence-based and practical nutritional insights. Her personalized guidance has inspired hundreds of individuals in Singapore and the Philippines to achieve their health goals and build a more balanced, positive relationship with food.

Program management and monitoring

In the Philippines, she led training, monitoring, and evaluation activities for nutrition programs, supporting stakeholders across 9 cities and 10 provinces.

Project and research support

Provided project management, research coordination, and report compilation for regional initiatives across Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Lao PDR, and Cambodia). Facilitated effective knowledge sharing through webinars and blogs to support program success.

Presentation

Developed strong presentation and storytelling skills to effectively communicate complex ideas and engage diverse stakeholders from various professional and cultural backgrounds.

Field marketing and coordination

She also strengthened her field marketing and coordination abilities. These skills enabled her to bridge gaps between institutions and individuals, fostering relationships and nurturing advocates for nutrition campaigns.

Food Safety Auditing

While pursuing a master's degree in social science, she briefly took on the role of a food safety auditor, conducting audits of fifty-four (54) Ministop stores in Manila and nearby provinces. These audits ensured food safety and quality, upheld store image, and improved customer service.

Coach

Related to nutrition counselling, she also excels at conducting one-on-one conversations with clients, empowering them while leveraging on their motivations.

Field research

She can also accurately gather primary dietary data by strategically and respectfully integrating herself with research participants' households and communities.

Creative work

Videos Grazelle directed, filmed, and edited using DaVinci Resolve

Note: no assistance from professional videographers

Note: at 1:47, you will see Grazelle's photo in the field

Note: at 1:19, you will see Grazelle's photo in the field

Webinars she organized and hosted using Zoom

Other videos she filmed and edited

Note: with assistance from professional videographers

Web page she created using Wix

GENDER RESEARCH | ASEAN FAW ACTIONUnderstanding the roles of women and men in crop production and plant pest and disease management is critical to supporting our farmers in Southeast Asia.

GENDER-LENS SKILLS | ASEAN FAW ACTIONBuilding capability and capacity in applying a gender lens to research, policy and projects in agriculture, climate change, biodiversity and integrated pest management in Southeast Asia.

Blogs she wrote

Indonesian Women Farmers and Extension Workers: A Glimpse into the Voices that Matter Two days, eight interviews, and countless insights -my trip to Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 18-19 October was inspiring.In my conversations with women farmers and agricultural extension workers directly involved in plant pest and disease (PPD) management, I was struck by their wisdom, resilience, and untapped leadership potential. From the young farmer like Nova Karuniawati, 20 years old, from Krapyak Triharjo Sleman, who uses biopesticides to combat pests in her chilli farm to the seasoned exten

Ginalyn left her teaching career to become a full-time farmer...03 October, 2023Ginalyn Daguasi, 41 years old, left teaching to be a farmer and has now been farming for seven years in Pinagsabangan, Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. She is very happy with her new career. "I earn more without any tight deadline pressure. I'm the boss, and I can sleep the whole day whenever I want to!"Ginalyn doesn't have much time for sleeping all day, however, because aside from her responsibilities in the family farming business, she's also an active secretary officer

Monitoring your crop is critical for managing pests, increasing yield, and getting better returns!15 October, 2023Luzviminda "Luz" Dolorzo, 51 years old, has been farming for 23 years in San Carlos, Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines., and she knows how important it is to monitor your crop carefully, and draw on the knowledge of local agricultural extension staff when extra help is needed. Farming corn and rice crops have been the main focus for Luz and her husband, although they also raise pigs. Farming is the family's main source of income with harvest being one of Luz's favourite times

Local Farmer Technician, FAW Expert, Village Secretary, Farmer, Mother...Meet Beedz...September 2023Benilda "Beedz" Reynido-Lagahit, 49 years old, from Mahabang Parang, Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, is an active local farmer technician (LFT) who teaches her fellow farmers to report Fall Armyworm (FAW). She gained this role during the FAW detection and management campaign of the Department of Agriculture. On top of her role as LFT, she is also an active village officer, a small-scale mixed-crop farmer, a partner, and a mother. Her daily scheduleWhen asked about her usual

Selected posters she created using Canva

Gender-skills training

Webinar Series Coconut Pests and Diseases 2024

Gender research partners

Map - all gender projects

Quick facts

Summary poster

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