Scale up the nutrition senstive cash transfer programs to improve food security

The ministry of Labour and Social Protection commits to protect the vulnerable populations through cash transfers. This will be disbursed to National Safety Net Program (NSNP) beneficiary households with the aim of promoting nutrition and well-being and while protecting the households from food insecurity which ultimately plays a role in addressing malnutrition burden outcomes for the vulnerable. Within this program we have Nutrition Improvement through Cash and Health Education programming target children below three years, pregnant & lactating mothers and provides a top up. The design is to combine two interventions for the desired impact to be achieved by combining cash top up with nutrition and health counselling which is offered through existing Ministry of Health structures on Maternal Infant and Young Nutrition known as the Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI). Beneficiaries are monitored periodically to track cash transfers and tops disbursed.