Delivery of the KFW Project Phase II “Scaling Up Nutrition specific and Nutrition Sensitive Interventions for Reducing Stunting in Nsanje and Phalombe districts in Malawi

Goal and Objectives

Overall Goal of the Program

To improve the nutritional status of children under five years of age, pregnant and lactating mothers and adolescent girls 11-19 years of age using a system-strengthening approach. This program will be aligned with the principles and implementation framework of the SUN-NECS II strategy and the National Nutrition Strategic Plan (NNSP) 2017-2021. This will also complement UNICEF Malawi’s country programme in sectors such as health, WASH, HIV/AIDS, Early Childhood Development (ECD) to achieve its intended outcomes related to child survival, child development, participation and protection. 

Specific Objectives:

• To improve early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth for at least 80% of 31,836 new born children (LiveBirths);
• To improve exclusive breastfeeding for at least 70% of 14149 children 0-5 months;
• To improve breastfeeding up to 2 years for at least 50% of 42,448 children aged 6-23 months;
• To improve the minimum acceptable diet of 15% of 42,448 children aged 6-23 months (food diversity and frequency of feeding);
• Distribute MNP to at least 80% of the 42,448 children aged 6-23 months;
• To improve home-based WASH in at least 60% of 150,967 households in both districts;
• To improve Nutrition status of at least 75% of 91,971 adolescent girls’ (11-19 years)
• To improve the nutritional status of at least 60% of 35,373 pregnant and lactating women (15-49 years);
• To reach at least 60% of estimated 100,000 households of children 0 to 36 months with integrated early child development (ECD) in nutrition interventions (active and interactive nutrition and recommended care practices for child development);
• To build the capacity of 480 frontline workers, program managers and community networks in improving the nutrition and care practices at home;
• To create community accountability and monitoring mechanism to protect and improve nutrition and care behaviour at family and community level;
• To screen at least 95% of 116,732 children 6 to 59 months for acute malnutrition