| Reporting Organization: | Islamic Relief Canada |
|---|---|
| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 1,500,000 |
| Timeframe: | September 1, 2023 - March 31, 2027 |
| Status: | Actif |
| Contact Information: |
Catriona Addleton [email protected] |
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| Ethiopia - $ 1,500,000.00 (100.00%) | |
| Nutrition (58.00 %) | |
| Reproductive Health & Rights incl. Maternal Health (42.00 %) | |
| Food Security & Agriculture (0 %) | |
In Ethiopia, frequent droughts, conflicts, malnutrition, and disease outbreaks impede the country’s progress towards providing high-quality healthcare and nutrition to all citizens. The project aims to enhance the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women and children under five. Activities include:
Nutrition: organize nurturing care groups and train them in maternal, infant, and young child nutrition and hygiene practices; train health extension workers and health workers on various health and nutrition topics; identify and connect malnourished children under the age of five, as well as pregnant and lactating women, to health facilities or nutrition service provision sites; raise awareness about health and nutrition practices; and conduct cooking demonstrations.
Livelihood: provide inputs such as pulse, vegetable seeds, and poultry to 310 pregnant and lactating women.
| Gender and age: | Adult women Under-5 children Newborns |
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| Descriptors: | Rural |
| Total Direct Population: | 27,924 |
| Total Indirect Population: | 55,848 |
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Return to topImproved nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) and children under five (CU5) of drought affected communities in Dire district Borena zone, Oromia regional State, Ethiopia.
