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In the Rowangchhari Bandarban hill area, practical measures such as homestead gardening, rearing hens and ducks, and cultivating pond fish are effective in reducing malnutrition. Educating mothers and caregivers about proper nutrition is crucial. Local governments should increase budgets for food security through food allowances and social safety net programmes. Livelihood initiatives, including livestock rearing, fisheries, entrepreneurship, and small businesses such as tailoring, grocery shops, tea stalls, and handicraft production, can help alleviate poverty and improve food security. Mass ... Read moreawareness campaigns through seminars, discussions, and gatherings in mosques, churches, and temples can effectively spread the message about nutrition. Promoting practices like using vermicompost, consuming iodised salt, eating family meals together, and preparing weekly food plans can improve dietary habits. Increasing budgets for the livestock and fisheries departments, along with improved monitoring, is necessary. Providing subsidies or special allowances for marginalised farmers and extremely poor individuals, expanding maternity allowances, and introducing a midday meal programme in primary schools are vital steps. Awareness about safe and nutritious food should target both poor and wealthy families through workshops, campaigns, and learning sessions, as many remain unaware of healthy practices. Civil society organisations, child forums, youth groups, health service providers, teachers, Union Parishad members, faith leaders, and adolescent clubs play key roles in raising awareness. Government agencies, including agriculture, health, and women affairs departments, along with NGOs such as World Vision, GROUSE, BNK, and HN Foundation, can provide essential support. Practical community initiatives include creating gardens near mosques, rearing livestock, cultivating zinc-enriched rice with compost, and using vermicompost. Livelihood-focused efforts, like livestock rearing and Read less

1. Training of households on proper nutrition and food preparation 2. Increasing Job opportunities for their parents 3.Training on smart farming in these days 4.Sensitizing mothers on Child Nutrition and exclusive breastfeeding 5. Providing vulnerable households with food

SREANING: Community Health Workers were urgently recommended to work with Caritas Byumba Team, Churches and other local authorities to make sure about children's weight in the region in order to make follow up by PDH sessions/rehabilitations for children in malnutrition Another dialogue is to continue in community sensitization so that malnutrition become issue to be solved by every Rwanda.

1. **Implementation of a Pilot Model**: It is proposed that a pilot model be implemented in two Governorates across all sectors to assess impacts and analyze outcomes prior to broader implementation. 2. **Approval of the National Nutrition Information Platform (NIPFN)**: The National Nutrition Information Platform (NIPFN) has been approved as a national system for the SUN Yemen Secretariat (SUN-YEMEN) to enhance coordination among sectors concerned with nutrition, thereby aligning with Yemen's specific needs.

There is an urgent need to 1) Raise awareness on consumption of nutritious and healthy food 2) Scale up of the school nutrition programme to target all schools 3) Ensure nutrition is mainstreamed in the implementation of the Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation Strategy

1. Training caregivers, other faith leaders, and parents using celebrating families' models in nutrition and how to prepare nutritious foods. 2. They will foster strong linkages between households and health facilities to build capacity in skills, including malnutrition identification and treatment using a home-based care system. 3. There is a need for crop diversification beyond the traditional crops known and grown every season. 4. There is a need to strengthen the child protection systems and orient parents and caregivers to help single-parent homes prevent pregnancies and child marriage ca... Read moreses, which create a web of malnutrition in the community. Read less

1. Flooding Affecting Farmlands; Raise awareness and sensitize communities on disaster risks and how to mitigate; pass information in time. 2. Insecurity: The Church should advocate for social justice and national reconciliation and healing. 3. National Reconciliation and Healing; Churches and FBOs should advocate for socio-economic justice, Create awareness within families, Promote peacebuilding among different communities. 4. Cultural Values: Prioritize children's nutrition over adults, encourage both men and women to actively participate in farming and providing for the family, Address the ... Read moreattitude of idleness by promoting a culture of work. - Use biblical teachings to change mindsets (e.g., Romans 12:2, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, 1 Timothy 5:8). 5. High level Poverty and Limited Resources, change attitudes by encouraging a culture of work, such as church farms, Churches and FBOs should collaborate to provide vocational training (e.g., tailoring, bricklaying). Mobilize local resources. 6. Poor Health; Strengthen local health facilities to offer nutrition services in communities and enable many communicates to access them 7. Poor Socio-Economic Status and Low-Level Education and lack of political will; Advocate for the diversification of natural resources and agricultural allocations, Promote policy advocacy for equality and equity in government support and resource distribution regardless of political affiliations or geography 8. Poor Feeding Practices: Advocate for farming and good nutrition awareness, integrate these messages into sermons and empower church workers to promote these practices. Moreover, Churches are committed: Encouraging Large-Scale Agriculture, Coordinating Agricultural Tools and Implementation, Community Engagement in Food Production, Establishing and Supporting Feeding Centers, Sensitizing on Good Hygiene Practices, Supporting Vulnerable Populations, Advocating for Socio-Economic Justice, Transforming Cultural Values, Imparting Vocational Skills. Read less

- Sensibilización a nivel familiar, madres, padres y/o cuidadores deben conocer que es la Desnutrición Crónica Infantil(DCI). - Petición de mayor contratación de personal para que desde las instituciones del estado puedan brindar todos los servicios a las familias. - Difusión de productos edu-comunicacionales por redes sociales y medios de comunicación tradicionales. - Mayor participación de los representantes de las instituciones del estado en las mesas técnica intersectoriales cantonales para la prevención de la DCI. - Promover el desarrollo de brigadas en zonas de difícil acceso ... Read morecon la garantía e seguridad necesaria para los profesionales de salud. -Proponer alianzas entre instituciones publicas y privadas de salud que estén en un mismo sector para el abordaje de la problemática y mayor alcance poblacional. -Priorizar educación sexual en unidades educativas pero también la planificación familiar en los hogares. - Capacitación a lideres comunitarios en temáticas de salud y nutrición pidiendo el cumplimiento de las mismas como obligatoriedad desde las alcaldías o prefecturas. Read less

Homestead gardening, rearing hens and ducks, and cultivating pond fish are effective ways to reduce malnutrition. Raising awareness about these practices is essential. Mothers and caregivers should be educated about proper nutrition. Local governments need to increase budgets for food security through food allowances and social safety net programmes. Activities like homestead gardening, livestock rearing, fisheries, entrepreneurship, and awareness sessions can address hunger and reduce discrimination. Training in small businesses such as tailoring, grocery shops, tea stalls, and handicraft pro... Read moreduction can also improve livelihoods. Mass awareness campaigns through seminars, discussions, and campaigns in mosques, churches, and temples can help spread the message. Promoting the use of vermicompost, iodised salt, eating meals together as a family, and preparing weekly food plans can improve nutrition. The livestock and fisheries departments require increased budgets and improved monitoring. Subsidies or special allowances for marginalized farmers and extremely poor people should also be provided. Additionally, budgets for pregnancy and maternity allowances need to be expanded, and a midday meal programme at the primary school level should be introduced. Awareness about safe and nutritious food should be raised through campaigns, learning sessions, meetings, gatherings, and workshops targeting both poor and wealthy families, as many remain unaware of these issues. Civil society organizations, child forums, youth groups, health service providers, teachers, Union Parishad members, faith leaders, and adolescent clubs play key roles. These groups can educate people about the importance of safe and nutritious food. The government, especially the agriculture and health sectors, along with NGOs such as World Vision, BRAC, Friendship, and SKS, can provide essential support. Women Affairs Officers, agricultural offices, fisheries departments, livelihood teams, and others. Read less