U.S. Embassy Dushanbe
Education session on Nutrition
Education session on Nutrition, nutritious food and snacks, preparation of healthy meals.
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Project, funded by USAID and implemented by Mercy Corps to cover 12 districts in Khatlon. The project is emphasizing nutrition using the 1000 days approach and Essential Nutrition Actions framework. This will include promotion of improved infant and young child feeding practices (breastfeeding, adequate maternal nutrition, and increased access to essential micronutrients) promotion of dietary diversity for the whole family, (fruits and vegetables) and animal source foods. This component will include capacity-building.
The second technical component focuses on improved family planning services and promoting increased demand for those services
The third component of the project will promote improved hygiene and sanitation through Essential Hygiene Actions, including provision of some sanitation infrastructure. Infrastructure will target schools including girl-friendly models.
To achieve adoption of improved nutrition, hygiene and health practices by community members, Mercy Corps will work at the community-level: volunteer Community Health Educators and Village Health Committees and Child-to-Child activities in schools.
Education session on Nutrition
Education session on Nutrition, nutritious food and snacks, preparation of healthy meals.
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Project, funded by USAID and implemented by Mercy Corps to cover 12 districts in Khatlon. The project is emphasizing nutrition using the 1000 days approach and Essential Nutrition Actions framework. This will include promotion of improved infant and young child feeding practices (breastfeeding, adequate maternal nutrition, and increased access to essential micronutrients) promotion of dietary diversity for the whole family, (fruits and vegetables) and animal source foods. This component will include capacity-building.
The second technical component focuses on improved family planning services and promoting increased demand for those services
The third component of the project will promote improved hygiene and sanitation through Essential Hygiene Actions, including provision of some sanitation infrastructure. Infrastructure will target schools including girl-friendly models.
To achieve adoption of improved nutrition, hygiene and health practices by community members, Mercy Corps will work at the community-level: volunteer Community Health Educators and Village Health Committees and Child-to-Child activities in schools.