Description
CARE supports positive infant and young child feed practices (IYCF) through multisectoral interventions that increase both supply and demand of diverse, nutritious foods. To this end, we will work with partners in health and nutrition to improve mothers', fathers', and other caregivers' understanding, knowledge, and adoption of positive IYCF behaviors to ensure children are fed diets that are adequately diverse and that they are fed often enough. We will also work with agriculture, market, and other food systems partners to increase local production of nutritious foods, which will increase access to and availability of a diverse supply of nutrient-rich foods, thus enabling families to provide adequate diets to children.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Improving Nutrition Approaches
Description
Improving nutrition must happen through local structures or collectives, such as care or savings groups, and integrated approaches. This commitment will focus on both nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive approaches. By focusing on these two approaches, we will directly affect nutrition for women and children, support dietary diversity, and promote positive nutrition practices. CARE also focuses on male engagement and sectoral interventions such as homestead food production, improved WASH access and agriculture and natural resource management practices and models that prioritize nutrition outcomes. Building on successes, we will build stronger service delivery and coordination systems across stakeholder platforms that improve access and delivery of quality health, agriculture, water, climate, and education services, for improved nutrition.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Low
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Diet
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Percent of children (6-23 months) who receive a minimum acceptable diet (apart from breastfeeding) |
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| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | TBD | 2021 |
| Target | TBD | November 2030 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Progress report | 84,081 people obtained nutrition support from CARE and partners pursuant to relevant standards. | November 2023 |
