Commitment

Increase exclusive breastfeeding in first 6 months

Donor government / United States of America

Description

In order to achieve this goal, Peace Corps Volunteers will work closely with community members to share knowledge and strengthen their skills around nutrition sensitive agriculture practices, food security, and healthy feeding practices at the household level.

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Peace Corps's N4G Commitment

Description

Strengthen capacity of community members through knowledge sharing and skill building for sustainable behavior change in maternal, newborn, child and adolescent nutrition while promoting nutrition sensitive agriculture practices, food security, and healthy feeding practices at the household level.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Unverified
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SMARTness index

Details

Global nutrition target(s)
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Impact > Diet
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience

Measurement

Key indicator Percent of infants (<6 months) who were exclusively breastfed
Value Measurement date
Baseline 0 2021
Target 0

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