Gender Equitable Nutrition in Tanzania and Uganda (GENTU)


Reporting Organization:Action Against Hunger Canada
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 10,469,929
Timeframe: March 30, 2023 - March 31, 2028
Status: Implementation
Contact Information: Monique Goyette
[email protected]

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


Action Against Hunger Canada

Participating Organizations


  • NGOs

    • Action Against Hunger USA
    • Action Against Hunger Tanzania
    • Action Against Hunger Uganda
    • Karamoja Women Umbrella Organization (KAWUO)
    • Sustainable Environment Management Action (SEMA)

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Tanzania, United Republic of - $ 5,234,964.50 (50.00%)

Uganda - $ 5,234,964.50 (50.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Health - Total Budget Allocation


Nutrition (23.00 %)

Reproductive Health & Rights incl. Maternal Health (6.00 %)

Health Promotion & Education (5.00 %)

Health Systems, Training & Infrastructure (3.00 %)

Primary Health Care (3.00 %)

Newborn & Child Health (3.00 %)

Adolescent Health (3.00 %)

Sexual Health & Rights (2.00 %)

Secondary/Tertiary Health Care (2.00 %)

Other - Total Budget Allocation


Gender Equality (23.00 %)

Human Rights, Advocacy & Public Engagement (9.00 %)

Food Security & Agriculture (8.00 %)

Economic Development & Empowerment (5.00 %)

WASH (3.00 %)

Sexual & Gender-based Violence (2.00 %)

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Description


The GENTU project seeks to address the disproportionate levels of undernutrition and malnutrition among women of reproductive age (WRA), pregnant and lactating women (PLW), adolescent girls, and children under five (U5) in the target districts of Bahi and Itigi in Tanzania and Moroto, Nakapiripirit, and Nabilatuk in Uganda. This 5-year project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, will improve and sustain nutrition outcomes for the poorest and most marginalized women, adolescent girls, and children in these districts through comprehensive and integrated nutrition-specific and nutrition-determining strategies targeting individuals, communities, health service providers, and the broader health system. The project will adopt a gender-transformative approach at every stage, addressing gender-based power imbalances, challenging harmful gender norms and practices, and empowering women and adolescent girls to control the factors that influence their own, and their children’s nutrition, with the support and partnership of male power holders and government decision-makers. 

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Target Population


Gender and age: Adolescent females Adolescent males Adult men Adult women Children, boys Children, girls Newborns Under-5 children
Descriptors: Persons with disabilities Refugees Rural Urban
Total Direct Population: 214,764
Total Indirect Population: 92,105
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Outputs


45,000 People reached through awareness sessions
34 Officers trained
53 Schools equipped with sanitation facilities
2 Research on gender analysis conducted
57,721 Children aged 6-59 month provided with micronutrient supplements
68 Staff trained on organizational development and nutrition advocacy
20 Advocacy campaigns conducted
1 Assessment conducted on Gender transformative approaches
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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


Improved nutrition for the poorest and most marginalized, especially women, adolescent girls, and children in Bahi and Itigi Districts in Tanzania and Moroto, Nakapiripirit and Nabilatuk districts in Uganda

Improved gender-transformative nutrition practices among pregnant and lactating women, children under 5 and adolescent girls in target districts

Strengthened delivery and utilization of quality gender-equitable integrated nutrition and health services for the poorest and most marginalized, especially women, adolescent girls, and children in target districts

Improved coordination and effectiveness of gender-focused NGOs and government stakeholders to provide community-based, nutrition-specific initiatives for women, adolescent girls, and children in target districts

Enhanced knowledge and agency among female and male caregivers and power holders for gender-equitable nutrition practices

Increased agricultural capacity, voice and decision-making power of women to produce and consume diverse, safe and nutritious foods

Increased community awareness of WASH practices that support improved nutrition outcomes

Enhanced awareness of, and access to gender-responsive, adolescent-friendly, well-integrated health and nutrition services among community members in target districts

Strengthened capacity of health system to plan, manage and deliver gender-responsive, well-integrated health and nutrition services for prevention and management of chronic and acute malnutrition in target districts

Strengthened technical and organizational capacity of gender-focused LNGOs and CBOs to design and deliver gender transformative programs aligned with national multi-sectoral nutrition strategies

Improved integration and implementation of the Gender Transformative Framework for Nutrition at national and regional levels through evidence-based research and learning

Enhanced coordination and partnerships between state actors and gender-focused LNGOs and CBOs within the nutrition sector at national and sub-national levels

Achieved Results


Indicators


SRHR-related Indicators
  • # of health care service providers trained in SRHR services
  • # of women and girls (age) provided with access to sexual and reproductive health services, including modern methods of contraception
  • # of women and girls, men and boys, demonstrating positive attitudes towards ending SGBV
MNCH-related indicators
  • # of health facilities equipped with maternal and newborn child health, or sexual and reproductive health equipment
  • %/total households and institutions (schools/clinics) with access to adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities
  • %/total of health workers (male/female) trained and using their learned skills
  • %/total of women attended at least four times during pregnancy by any provider for reasons related to the pregnancy
SDG Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
  • SDG 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)
  • SDG 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age
SDG Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
  • SDG 3.7.1 Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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