Burkina Faso: Improving nutritional status and practices in the Nobéré commune
Context
In Burkina Faso, respectively 27.3% and 7.6% (Enquête Nutritionnelle Nationale, 2016) of children under 5 suffer from chronic and acute malnutrition, mainly due to inadequate nutrition and disease.
In response, a national strategy has been deployed to improve infant and young child feeding (ANJE) practices.
Our work in Burkina Faso
Nutrition program
Carried out in partnership with theMorija Association, the overall aim of this project was to improve the nutritional status and practices of the inhabitants of the Nobéré commune in Burkina Faso, with a particular focus on women and children.
A major effort to raise awareness of good nutritional practices has also been undertaken, targeting several thousand local residents through various means such as cinema and theatre-forum.
Our impact in Burkina Faso
or mothers of young children aged 0 to 23 months were able to access an integrated package of infant and young child feeding (ANJE) services in 28 villages in the commune of Nobéré.
suffering from malnutrition were rehabilitated at the Morija Nutritional Recovery and Education Center in Nobéré, in line with WHO instructions.
have been trained in the preparation of infant flour to improve access to micronutrient sources among the population, and an infant flour production unit has been set up.