Goal
To improve nutritional status of children and prevent stunting in children under 2 years of age focusing first 1000 days window of opportunity and break the intergenerational cycle of stunting.
Reducing stunting in children under 2 years through Conditional Cash Transfer Program
Ehsaas Program
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Lower moderate Find out more |
| Progress status | No response See progress details |
| Targeted location | National - National implementation targeting high stunting rates districts and population with high stunting prevalence |
| Targeted population | Specific population group(s) |
| Targeted population age | Specific age group(s) |
| Targeted population specific age | Pregnant and lactating women and children under 2 years of age. |
| Targeted population sex | All |
| Population coverage | 1,000,000 |
| Duration | December 2021 - December 2024 |
Goal action plan
Conditional Cash Transfer intervention to increase the uptake of Health and Nutrition services by Pregnant and Lactating women and children under two years of age.
Progress
Indicator
| Primary indicator | 6-8% Reduction Of Stunting Prevalence Against The Baseline In Targeted Children Under 5 Years Of Age 5% Reduction Of Iron Deficiency Anaemia Prevalence Among Targeted Plws 5% Increase In Exclusive Breast-Feeding Prevalence 6 % Reduction In The Prevalence Of Lbw In Targeted Beneficiary (Newborn) At Least 25 % Of Children Under 2 Years Achieve Mad > 70% Recovered Wasted Children |
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| Indicator monitor | In line with programme implementation arrangements, there will be continuous multilayered performance monitoring mechanism developed in compliance corporate guidelines and performance management plan. The scope of monitoring includes output, outcomes, and processes, allowing for a comparison of actual against planned, and pre-established baseline and target values for outcome indicators. For this purpose, performance monitoring is conducted at multiple levels i.e., process monitoring, supervisory monitoring visits by Health Department staff and process assessment by relevant technical staff. The PMU has developed M&E guidelines that will further guide the M&E framework and plans. End of the project independent impact evaluation |
Reports
| Stage | Measurement Date | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 2018 | Prevalence of stunting is 51.4 % in children under 5 (as per poorest quintile, NNS2018) Prevalence of Iron deficiency anaemia 38.4% among WRA (poorest quintile, NNS2018) Exclusive breast-feeding prevalence is 50% (poorest quintile, NNS 2018) Prevalence of LBW 22% in newborn (as per PDHS, 2017-18) Proportion of children achieving MAD 1.7% (as per poorest quintile, NNS2018) | |
| Progress report | No response | ||
| Target | December 2024 | Reduced prevalence of stunting from 51.4% to 45% in targeted children under 5 years of age Reduced prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia from 38.3% to 33% among targeted PLWs Increase prevalence of exclusive breast feeding from 50% to 55% Reduced prevalence of LBW from 22 % to 16 % in targeted beneficiaries Reduced growth flattering among children 6-23 months Proportion of children achieving MAD from 1.7 % to 25 % among targeted population |
Nutrition Action Classification
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
