Malnutrition remains a widespread issue among children in the region, with high rates of wasting, stunting and micronutrient deficiencies. While underweight micronutrient deficiencies are significant problems for women of reproductive age in many parts of East Africa, overweight is also increasing rapidly.
In Eastern Africa, Â鶹ÊÓƵ implemented integrated programmes action across several sectors including increasing access to adequate, nutritious, and affordable food through functioning food systems; early and anticipatory protection from climate shocks; food and nutrition support during crises; basic social services to build human capital; livelihood support; and community infrastructure and ecosystems restoration.
In Eastern Africa, the year 2023 witnessed a concerning rise in the number of people, particularly children under 5 years of age and pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls (PBWG), requiring nutritional support primarily attributed to a combination of climatic shocks, including droughts and El Ni?o events, compounded by ongoing conflicts in the region.
The strategic evaluation of Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s work on nutrition and addressing HIV and AIDS policies serves the dual purpose of accountability and learning, particularly the latter.
This third edition of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Eastern Africa Regional Achievements celebrates our work and our impact, highlighting Â鶹ÊÓƵs capacities in a wide range of areas, including emergency preparedness and response, food system, gender, nutrition, school-based programming, social protection, supply chain, innovation and digitalization, staff wellness, environment and knowledge management and evidence generation.
This second edition of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Eastern Africa Regional eBook highlights and celebrates Â鶹ÊÓƵ work in Eastern Africa and demonstrates Â鶹ÊÓƵ capacities in various areas including: emergency preparedness and response, food system, nutrition, school-based programming, social protection, supply chain, and food security analysis.
This report is a product of the first phase of the Social Protection Learning Facility partnership and focuses on lessons learned from Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s work in 2020 that are important for the social protection sector in the East Africa region going forward.
As COVID-19 spreads rapidly in Uganda, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is supporting the country in meeting the humanitarian needs of 1.2 million refugees, as well as
malnourished children and women and school children in the Karamoja region. In addition, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is providing supply chain support to contribute to the government¡¯s efforts to slow the spread of the virus while protecting livelihoods
