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Context
In Madagascar, one in three children under the age of five suffers from malnutrition, and two in three children under the age of two are undernourished. Malnutrition contributes to 45% of deaths among children under 5. In the Analanjirofo region, 31.1% of children under 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition and 7% of children under 5 suffer from acute malnutrition. The causes of these phenomena are poverty, urbanisation, climate change and poor food choices.
Through the National Nutrition Office, a National Action Plan for Nutrition has been put in place by the government with the overall objective of reducing all forms of malnutrition in children under 5 through specific and sensitive nutrition interventions.
Goals
The overall objective of the Hafa Velontegna project is to contribute to strengthening the resilience and improving the dietary diversity of households headed by vulnerable mothers (primarily of children aged 0-23 months).
In particular, PPI aims to support the improvement of optimal infant feeding practices and dietary diversity in Madagascar; and to promote the active participation of pregnant and lactating women and vulnerable mothers with children under 2 years of age in Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) giving them access to affordable financial mechanisms to contribute to their economic resilience.
Beneficiaries
2,475 persons (90% of whom were women) in over 100 VSLAs were supported.
