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Nonprofit organization
Action Network Against Malnutrition
Project implementation
Uganda Nutrition Project
(2022 )
The project was carried out from March 2022 to February 2023 in the Bidibidi refugee settlement and host communities in the West Nile region.
NAM was able to implement a nutrition improvement project planned for a refugee camp in northern Uganda with the support of the Japan International Cooperation System (JICS) . Uganda is suffering from poverty due to the effects of long-term internal conflict, the influx of refugees from neighboring countries, and climate change. The majority of the 1.4 million refugees currently inhabiting the country came from South Sudan and are housed in refugee camps in northern Uganda. More than half of the refugees are children, and their nutritional status is poor due to their long life as refugees. 60% of the population of the host community itself is suffering from poverty due to the effects of the long civil war and unstable climate, and malnutrition among children is a significant problem.
栄養・育児行動に関するベースライン調査を実施し、難民キャンプ内での対象村を決定しました。その後、地域の人材で継続的なサポートができるようにPTやヘルスボランティアに栄養・育児研修を実施。ポジティブデヴィアンス（PD）を用いて地域に実行されている有効な母親の育児行動を特定し、これを活用した行動変容と栄養回復活動を行いました。ヘルスボランティアと母親リーダーは栄養不良の子をもつ近所の母親をグループ化し、地域で利用可能な習慣や食材を利用した調理実習や栄養・育児教室などの栄 養回復活動を実施し、フォローアップとして母親リーダーとヘルスボランティアによる栄養不良児をもつ家庭の訪問、母親グループでのミーティングを行いました。
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