By Samson Namwoyo | Project Leaader
Summary
This is a report for a five years program that contributes to the reduction of acute malnutrition among children 5-59 moths, pregnant and breast feeding mothers in Kibuku District through training 1070 women in nutrition basic feeding practices, provision of nutritious food to children with acute malnutrition, train mothers on production of nutritious foods, provide treatment to malnourished children, provide deworming medication during pregnancy, Pregnant women receiving iron and folic acid supplementation.
Achievement for the quarter:
• 60 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers trained nutrition basic feeding practices
• Vested 60 households to assess children with malnutrition
• 80 pregnant women received iron and folic acid supplements.
• 60 pregnant and breastfeeding women received vegetable seeds for production
• 15 malnourished children received treatment
• 70 children dewormed
Challenges: • Limited funding for the project visa- vis high number of beneficiaries • High illiteracy rate among the community. Nutrition literature IS written in English and may cannot read and write Recommendation: The project greatly require funding to support vulnerable communities in Kibuku District. Funding the project will contribute to the reduced mortality and morbidity of children and women and enhance livelihood among vulnerable households. Your continued support will be highly appreciated .
Links:
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser
