In the Singida DC region of central Tanzania, acute and chronic malnutrition rates among children are 5.2 percent and 29 percent respectively, and only 10 percent of infants aged 6 to 23 months meet minimum dietary diversification scores. Furthermore, the district’s high rate of anemia among pregnant women—an estimated 26.5 percent—contributes to high maternal related mortality. This project with longtime BGR partner Action Against Hunger addresses the underlying causes of malnutrition among children and women of reproductive age in Singida DC by training women smallholder farmers and school management in climate-smart agriculture skills for increased production of nutrient-rich crops. The project focuses on pregnant and lactating women, young children, and in-school adolescents. The project also provides seeds to 1,360 women and eight primary and secondary schools, specifically targeting nutrients that tend to be lacking in the region. Finally, the project improves access to health and nutrition information and services at the village level to thousands of parents and pregnant women. The project is estimated to benefit 13,500 people, nearly 12,000 of them children.
In the Singida DC region of central Tanzania, acute and chronic malnutrition rates among children are 5.2 percent and 29 percent respectively, and only 10 percent of infants aged 6 to 23 months meet minimum dietary diversification scores. Furthermore, the district’s high rate of anemia among pregnant women—an estimated 26.5 percent—contributes to high maternal related mortality. This project with longtime BGR partner Action Against Hunger addresses the underlying causes of malnutrition among children and women of reproductive age in Singida DC by training women smallholder farmers and school management in climate-smart agriculture skills for increased production of nutrient-rich crops. The project focuses on pregnant and lactating women, young children, and in-school adolescents. The project also provides seeds to 1,360 women and eight primary and secondary schools, specifically targeting nutrients that tend to be lacking in the region. Finally, the project improves access to health and nutrition information and services at the village level to thousands of parents and pregnant women. The project is estimated to benefit 13,500 people, nearly 12,000 of them children.
