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1. Parents, guardians, and caregivers need to be educated on the importance of consuming local foods rather than refined and packaged foods from chain stores. 2. Peasant farmers need to be educated on compost manure and traditional and affordable food preservation techniques. This will help them keep the harvest longer without fear of losing it to pests. Furthermore, using compost manure will lessen the expenditure on farming input, allowing more farmers to grow food for home consumption. 3. Households need to engage in gardening, growing vegetables, and other food that can improve family nutr... Lire plusition. 4. Participants suggest that it will take the involvement of parents, caregivers, and village head persons to commit to helping parents understand the importance of nutrition and crops that can help improve and secure households' food security. SMAGs have pledged to continue to offer information and improve knowledge to mothers and caregivers on the need to provide nutrition foods using locally sourced foods. Lire moins

Plusieurs actions ont été décidées comme urgentes à prendre, entre autres: (1) La sensibilisation de la communauté pour la prise de conscience du danger que représente la malnutrition au sein des communautés: C'est à ce niveau que les participants ont félicité World Vision pour avoir pensé à organiser ces dialogues sur la nutrition, car ce sont des moments où les gens discutent sur des sujets qui les concernent et qui concernent le bien-être de leurs familles. (2) Sensibilisation sur la mise en place des jardins domestiques: Etant donné que les terres cultivables sont devenues ... Lire plusrares, les participants ont proposé que chaque famille puisse avoir un petit jardin domestique afin de permettre à chaque famille d'avoir la possibilité de cultiver des légumes et améliorer ainsi l'état nutritionnel de leurs enfants. (3) Renforcement des activités génératrices de revenus: Comme l'agriculture est presque abandonnée à cause de l'insuffisance, voire du manque des terres cultivables, les participants au dialogue ont proposé de multiplier des actions qui visent à leur générer des revenus afin de palier au manque des produits agricoles qu'ils peuvent alors aller acheter dans d'autres entités où c'est encore possible d'en trouver. Ceci passe par le renforcement des saving groups qui sont déjà opérationnels pour rendre les communautés, surtout les femmes autonomes sur le plan financier. (4) Faire participer plusieurs personnes dans les activités de sensibilisation: Etant donné que ces dialogues sont organisés au niveau des communautés et où le nombre des participants est limité, les participants au dialogue de Ngandu ont suggéré à ce que World Vision puisse intensifier ces dialogues et les étendre dans d'autres entités, même dans des milieux les plus reculés, afin de se rassurer que la majorité de la population a la vraie information sur les causes de la malnutrition et qu'ils s'engagent à en faire leur lutte commune pour améliorer la situation. (5) Limiter les mariages précoces. Lire moins

Request for improved access to water in the community to improve hygiene, handwashing and also water for household backyard gardens. Proposals to be sent to government and other NGOS, including WV to support with clean water More training of mothers, especially teenage mothers on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding.

• Promote and adopt irrigation farming to ensure consistent agricultural production throughout the year. • Encourage the use of organic manure to improve soil fertility and reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers which is expensive these days. • Practice improved agricultural technologies to increase crop yields and resilience to climate change. • Engage local leaders to advocate for reducing excessive food preparation during cultural ceremonies. • Intensify cooking demonstrations to teach effective food utilization and improve nutrition. • Promote family planning methods to addr... Lire plusess the challenges associated with overpopulation. • Support natural regeneration practices to restore soil health and enhance environmental sustainability Lire moins

- Nutrition intervention to focus more on prevention of severe wasting & nutrition oedema: Emphasis was stressed on ensuring all interventions are very cost effective and target prevention more than Management of Malnutrition. Emphasis and support should be directed towards surveillance, screening and community sensitization on consumption of locally available nutritious foods. - Regions & Councils to conduct routine assesment of nutrition status rather than depending on 4 year gaps surveys: Enhanced routine monitoring will ensure tackling Malnutrition instantly and hence ensure better... Lire plus results with surveys. It also helps us with evidence based decision making instantly and ending Malnutrition early. All stakeholders including WV should assist with availability of equipments and technical support in their catchment areas. - Support National efforts towards consumption of biofortified and fortified foods. The district councils to come up with CMV (Complex of Minerals & Vitamins) needs per their area and work together with the partners World Vision but espeially Harvest Plus and Sanku to emphasize the community in the consumption of fortified foods and crops. - Need to scale up PDHearth in project areas and the Government to include PDHearth in National guidelines, Plans & Agendas: WV has done well with PDHearth model its time for scale up of this evidence based community management of severe wasting & nutrition oedema. - spots implementations of interventions needs to stop: All Nutrtion interventions should rather target a small geographical area in totality than spreading out and cover small areas (spots) Lire moins

The nutrition dialogue in Kiambu County identified several urgent actions necessary to address the pressing challenges of malnutrition and health inequities. Key actions included enhancing community education, particularly for young mothers, adolescent girls, and marginalized groups, to encourage healthier dietary practices and behaviors. Participants stressed the need for targeted interventions such as strengthening community health promoter (CHP) capacity and training daycare operators on proper nutrition and hygiene practices. Addressing the lack of adequate nutritional supplements, like Re... Lire plusady-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) and Ready-to-Use Supplementary Foods (RUSF), was also prioritized to ensure immediate support for malnourished children. Furthermore, participants emphasized the importance of promoting food security at the household level by developing kitchen gardens, with a model garden proposed at Makongeni Health Center to inspire other households. To tackle systemic gaps, stakeholders called for policies supporting food fortification and the creation of inclusive programs that address the needs of people with disabilities. Strengthening data collection and harmonization between community-level and health facility data was seen as crucial for accurate decision-making and effective policy implementation. To take these actions forward, participants proposed a collaborative approach involving multi-sectoral partnerships between local government, health, agriculture, and education sectors, alongside community-level engagement. Advocacy for improved resource allocation, policy development, and regulation enforcement for daycare centers was also suggested to ensure sustained progress and equitable access to nutrition and health services across Kiambu County. Lire moins

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 ... Lire plusawareness 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 Lire moins

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