February 14, 2025

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Esther’s Aid Combating Childhood Malnutrition

Kigali, Rwanda – In a bold effort to address childhood malnutrition in Rwanda, Esther’s Aid is set to launch a groundbreaking pilot program aimed at educating and training young mothers to improve their cooking skills and prepare nutritious meals.

The initiative, titled “Nourishing Futures, One Meal at a Time,” seeks to equip village women with the knowledge and resources necessary to foster healthy children and families.

Objective:

  • Make nutrition education accessible and actionable, particularly for illiterate or semi-literate women.
  • Create lasting impact on the health and nutrition of children in the community, while empowering village women as change agents.
  • Ensure that women understand the importance of proper nutrition for their children and families.
  • Train community leaders to act as Nutrition Ambassadors, spreading knowledge to neighboring villages.
  • Empower the community to sustain the program independently in the future.

To achieve this outcome, a planning strategy is key. This is implemented by –

  1. Engaging with the village community to build awareness around malnutrition issues
  2. Building villagers capacity to plan nutritional meals through training
  3. Support women in acquiring local resources to provide quality meals efficiently
  4. Monitor the impact on children and support the community to improve effectiveness
  5. Achieve sustainable and lasting results with community buy-in and ownership

Why this Program?

Independent research confirms the consequences of malnutrition should continue to be a significant concern for policy makers in Rwanda, where 38% or 661,200 children under 5 years suffer from chronic malnutrition (stunting or low height-for-age) and 37% or 643,800 suffer from anemia.

Esther’s Aid’s ultimate goal is to help reduce the high level of malnutrition in Rwanda through educating those who cook the meals. 

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