This project wants to cope with the widespread issue of child malnutrition in the regions of Atacora, Alibori and Les Collines in Benin, through the supply of milk powder, nutritional supplements and prevention activities (monthly screenings to undernourished newborns in the villages and training of mothers through specific workshops).
In the regions of Les Collines, Atacora and Alibori (Benin) child mortality rate is extremely high and newborns are often underweight. Breastfeeding without blood ties is not contemplated in Benin's culture and AIDS is a widespread disease. Food production is insufficient to meet the needs of the population also because of climate change. All these factors lead to child undernourishment and child malnutrition.
The project wants to prevent child malnutrition through training sessions for mothers (aimed at learning how to combine nutritious foods and the most basic hygiene practices) and monthly screening visits for all the children in the villages and in the centers supported. Moreover, the project wants to provide milk powder and nutritional supplements and hospitalization for children affected by malnutrition.
The project's objective is reducing child malnutrition (0-5 years old) in Arakora, ALibori and Les Collines departments in Benin. In order to reach this general goal, it is essential to prevent the onset of malnutrition in pregnant mothers and provide care and treatments to children with moderate and severe malnutrition.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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