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  • Training Mothers On Nutrition Is Saving Lives Of Children

    November 23, 2021 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kayonza District

    To address community malnutrition, 22 mothers began a savings and credit cooperative, which has since grown to 59 members. An elected committee looks for the most nutritionally vulnerable members, who are eligible for a small interest-free loan to improve the nutrition of their families. The women pay a membership fee and when loans are repaid, the cooperative gets a small percentage of the profits, which can be paid in installments until the whole amount is repaid. The group’s savings has also helped them buy animals that provide nutritious food products and organic fertilizers for their crops.

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  • How community saves vulnerable children from hunger, malnutrition

    August 29, 2021 |

    Daily Trust |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gwagwalada

    The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated hunger and malnutrition of vulnerable children by crippling livelihoods and orphaning children. Two communities have responded by donating land solely devoted to growing crops to tackle hunger and malnutrition in orphans and vulnerable children. Aside from giving crops directly to families to feed children, the volunteers who work the land also sell part of each harvest to raise money for other nutritious food for the children. Part of the crops are also used to make a nutrition powder that helps ensure children are receiving the nutrients they need.

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  • A tall order

    August 28, 2021 |

    Nepali Times |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    The Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Program and Nutrition Rehabilitation Home in Kathmandu provide resources to children experiencing, or at risk for, malnutrition, which has long been a life-threatening issue in Nepal.

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  • How Bijapur fought acute malnutrition through millets and decentralisation

    August 04, 2021 |

    101 Reporters |

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    Response Location: British Indian Ocean Territory, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

    In the district of Bijapur, a town in India, there was a malnutrition rate of 40 per cent in 2019. In order to tackle the problem officials identified the areas with high malnutrition and directed their efforts to those places. They introduced nutrient rich millets in child care centers. They also created kitchen gardens to provide the community with access to fresh vegetables. Finally, they brought Nutrient Rehabilitation Centers in the community since parents were hesitant to take their children to them. Two years later, malnutrition rates dropped by 12 percent.

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  • Nutrition Interventions Securing Livelihoods in Hard-to-Reach Areas of Borno

    June 29, 2021 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    Doctors Without Borders treats malnutrition in areas of Nigeria facing food shortages due to violence and insurgency. When safe, it runs a mobile clinic to provide basic health care, including nutritional support, particularly to children. When communities are not safe enough to enter, the organization trains community members in basic patient care and provides them the tools to run basic tests and treat malnutrition. Community health workers are also trained to treat patients, dispense medications, and educate caregivers about child nutrition.

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  • Julia Burke Maternity Centre blends trado-modern methods to provide quality care

    June 21, 2021 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The GEANCO Foundation provides services to increase the health of pregnant women, including an anemia clinic that provides free antenatal care and a stipend to support women’s nutritional needs. Because many women prefer to give birth with traditional birth attendants (TBAs), they’ve trained hundreds of TBAs to provide safe and hygienic care to pregnant women. Post-training, TBAs are supervised by a nurse midwife for compliance and lab technicians test women for more serious complications. GEANCO built sanitary modular clinics, with beds and a delivery room, for two TBAs with plans for more.

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  • A village to nourish a child: FHI360 community structures provide nutrition for children in Borno

    March 23, 2021 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    FHI360 is an initiative, supported by grassroots and international partnerships, providing healthcare to Internally Displaced Peoples in four locations. The nourishment of pregnant and lactating mothers, as well as their children, is a main focus. The group disseminates information and provides nutrition counseling in both one-on-one and community support group settings. They also offer vitamins and micronutrient supplements to women and children and create safe breastfeeding spaces and safe spaces for women who have been victims of gender-based violence.

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  • Farming Insects to Save Lemurs

    March 19, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Madagascar

    In Madagascar, insect researchers, regional conservationists, and humanitarian organizations have teamed up to promote the farming of crickets as a way to help preserve forests, save animals, and fight malnutrition. Although the pilot project is still fairly new, it has been well-received my communities and studies have already shown that consuming cricket powder has substantial benefits for children who are underweight.

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  • Clark-Fulton is a known food desert. Can new health initiatives change the way a neighborhood eats?

    August 16, 2019 |

    FreshWater Cleveland |

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    Response Location: United States, Clark-Fulton, Ohio

    In Clark-Fulton, Ohio, almost half of all residents lack access to a grocery store, but community organizations are working together to offer options such as produce giveaways and cooking classes. Not only are those participating learning how to live a healthy lifestyle, but have also reported lower blood pressures and weight loss.

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  • Tackling the challenge of child malnutrition in simple ways: Kaduna State's approach

    February 04, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    Food demonstrations and education campaigns enroll mothers in the fight against malnutrition and stunting among children. With 30% of children in Nigeria suffering from the effects of malnutrition, according to a 2018 UNICEF study, the state of Kaduna has implemented an emergency campaign. The Emergency Nutrition Action Plan includes home visits as well as proper nutritional and hygiene demonstrations at local medical centers.

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