At AP Kiramuruzi, a vibrant cooking demonstration brought to life the principles of the 12-Day Nutrition Learning Approach, PDH MODEL, implemented by Caritas Byumba in partnership with World Vision Rwanda. Mothers and caregivers came together to learn how to prepare balanced, child-friendly meals using locally available foods such as sweet potatoes, groundnuts, vegetables, and beans.…
In Burera District, a powerful conversation is taking place—one that puts families at the center of the fight against child malnutrition. With the joint support of Caritas Byumba and World Vision Rwanda, a community nutrition dialogue brought together parents, health workers, and local leaders to explore how the Positive Deviance/Hearth (PD/Hearth) model can create sustainable…
In many communities of Akagera cluster, AP Muvumva, early detection of malnutrition is saving children’s lives. Through a joint effort by Caritas Byumba and World Vision Rwanda Via their PDH Project Model, children under five are regularly screened using simple tools: weight, height, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC). These measurements help identify signs of malnutrition…
In Northern Rwanda, Gakenke district, (main place of Kivuruga sector), Caritas Byumba and World Vision Rwanda are using a powerful, community-based model to fight child malnutrition: the Positive Deviance Hearth where they Hearth session Approach. In small group sessions held in local homes, mothers and caregivers come together to learn how to cook nutritious meals…
In a joint effort to sustain the gains made in the fight against malnutrition for children under age of five in Karongi District, a team comprising African Evangelistic Enterprise Rwanda, World Vision International Rwanda, Local Leaders, and Health Staff conducted a field visit in Gishyita Sector, Umucyo Area Program. The purpose of this activity was…
In Nyamasheke District’s Bushekeri Sector, under the Jyambere AP, World Vision Rwanda and AEE Rwanda in collaboration with Nyamasheke District are addressing child malnutrition using the Positive Deviance Hearth (PDH) model alongside preventive measures. The approach identifies under-five malnourished children through community screenings and enrolls them in a 12-day community-based rehabilitation session. During these sessions,…
In a continued effort to combat child malnutrition, World Vision International Rwanda, in partnership with AEE Rwanda and Ngororero District, has intensified its commitment through the implementation of the Positive Deviance Hearth (PDH) model. This community-based approach focuses on sustainable rehabilitation of malnourished children by promoting the use of locally available resources and strengthening community…
World Vision International Rwanda and African Evangelistic Enterprise Rwanda are working together to support the standardization of Home-Based Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers in Karongi District (a district in western part of Rwanda) as part of the larger Professional Umuganda initiative, which aims to prevent and rehabilitate malnourished children. This component of Professional Umuganda aims…
In Kabusunzu Village, located in Bugarama Sector of Rusizi District, AEE Rwanda is implementing prevention and rehabilitation of malnutrition in the area where a 12-day of Positive Deviance (PD) Hearth model is used to combat malnutrition among young children under five. At this village PD Hearth site, recently, the parents completed 12 days of learning…
World Vision International Rwanda, through its implementing partner AEE Rwanda and in collaboration with Ngororero District, has launched an initiative aimed at rehabilitating malnourished children using the Positive Deviance/Hearth (PDH) model, under a district-wide campaign named “Professional Umuganda.” During a comprehensive screening, 12,107 children aged between 6 months and 5 years were identified as malnourished…
