Commitment

Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Stunting in Central Asia

Donor organisation / Switzerland

January 2024 — December 2029

Description

By 2029, Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), in collaboration with Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), will address stunting in 447 remote communities across Afghan Badakhshan (Afghanistan), Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC) (Pakistan) and Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) (Tajikistan), focusing on the 1,000-day window, child growth monitoring and maternal preconception nutrition. AKF will also support government efforts to scale proven nutrition interventions through health system strengthening, essential inputs and gender-responsive programming.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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SMARTness index
High
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Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
  • Community geography
  • Gender identity
Global nutrition target(s)
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Impact > Undernutrition
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Linked event(s)
  • 2025 Paris N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Nutrition, health and social protection
  • Nutrition and gender equality

Measurement

Key indicator Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age
Measurement plan Collect own data
Value Measurement date
Baseline 36.07% August 2023
Target 27.05% December 2029

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