Description
The Ethiopia government commits to increase the prevalence of women of reproductive age that meet the minimum dietary diversity from 7% to 50% by 2030 and reduce multiple micronutrient deficiencies among women by half by 2030 by performing the following actions through multisectoral coordination and partnership with the UN, civil society organisations, donors, academia and the private sector.
• Government
Action 1: Implement at scale the 24 game-changing solutions in line with the Ethiopia Food Transformation Roadmap.
Action 2: Leverage primary healthcare systems (scale up enhanced community-based nutrition).
Action 3: Strengthen prenatal nutrition services by scaling up delivery of the minimum package for maternal and adolescent nutrition.
Action 4: Implement and strengthen social safety net programmes.
Action 5: Promote triple water, sanitation and hygiene investments.
Action 6: Foster sustainable local food solutions and strengthen value chains for nutritious foods.
Action 7: Include national and subnational targets to reduce all forms of malnutrition among women.
Action 8: Allocate proportionate national and external resources.
• Civil society organisations
Action 1: Advocate with governments and influential leaders.
Action 2: Track investments and monitor the actions of governments, partners and donors towards improving women's nutrition.
• UN family
Action 1: Elevate women's nutrition as a requirement for achieving national nutrition targets.
Action 2: Strengthen the capacity of national and local governments and other partners.
Action 3: Co-invest in nutritious foods production initiatives.
Action 4: Foster collaboration among stakeholders and address women’s nutrition.
Action 5: Balance investments across the humanitarian– development–peace nexus and climate action.
• Private sector
Action 1: Invest in the manufacture and promotion of nutritious, safe, affordable and sustainable foods.
Action 2: Support programmes that address the root causes of child food poverty.
Action 3: Enhance public–private partnerships.
• Academia
Action 1: Harness data and generate evidence and learning in development settings and humanitarian settings for accountability for adolescent girls and women.
Action 2: Identify context-specific barriers and enablers to nutritious and diverse diets across the food, health and social protection systems in specific contexts.
Action 3: Advance context-relevant innovations that enable multi-system actions to improve the delivery of nutrition services among women before and during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Community
Action 1: Establish community gardens to grow fresh, nutritious produce for local consumption.
Action 2: Build strong community networks to address the social and economic factors that contribute to maternal malnutrition.
Action 3: Empower women and marginalised groups to participate in decision-making processes related to food security and nutrition.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Diet
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of women of reproductive age that meet the minimum dietary diversity |
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| Measurement plan | Use data collected by others |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 7% | December 2024 |
| Target | 50% | December 2030 |
