Commitment

Percentage of households with handwashing devices

Government / Cameroon

Description

Strengthening the capacity of communities to promote drinking water drinking water techniques, essential family practices and handwashing with clean running water and soap,

Production of materials to promote drinking water drinking water techniques, essential family practices and hand washing with clean running water and soap

Promotion of handwashing with soap at critical/key moments (before eating, after going to latrines, before breastfeeding the infant, after playing)

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Reduce stunting from 29% to 15% in 2030

Description

Reduce the prevalence of stunting in children of under 5 years of age from 29% in 2018 (DHS) to 15% at 2030.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Unverified
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SMARTness index
Upper moderate
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Details

Global nutrition target(s)
Childhood stunting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Enabling > Operational
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Data

Measurement

Key indicator Percent of households with a handwashing place
Value Measurement date
Baseline 36.42% 2020
Target 60%

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