Description
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Nutrition Improvement through Nutrition Improvement through Cash and Health Education (NICHE)
Description
Implement the Nutrition Improvement through Cash and Health Education (NICHE) programme in Kilifi, West Pokot, Marsabit, Kitui and Kilifi Counties. The overall goal is to ensure that the most vulnerable children in intervention areas of selected counties show improved well-being in nutrition, social protection and child protection. The NICHE programme aims to improve nutrition outcomes for children under 2 years of age, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Lower moderate
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Undernutrition
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of stunting |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 26% | 2014 |
| Target | 24% | December 2023 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | Status | |
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| Progress report | 18% | July 2022 |
On Course
The reported progress indicates that the expected level thus far had been achieved, though must be maintained until the end date is reached.
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