Rescue a Malnourished Rural Child in Uganda
Organization information
African Partners for Child Poverty - APPCO
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Summary
The project will improve nutritional status of 12,533 rural children under five in two rural districts of Katakwi and Amuria, providing supplementary feeding and increasing coverage of appropriate Maternal Infant and Young Child Feeding practices to post war marginalized families. Acute forms of malnutrition in children under five even in homes with high food production indicative of poor utilization.prevalence of chronic malnutrition in Uganda currently rated at 33% compared to recommended 22%
Project locations
Uganda