Project Description
In Uganda approximately 29% and 53% of children below the age of five years are stunted and anemic, respectively. Additionally, one-third (32%) of women aged 15-49 years are anemic. Access to and consumption of healthy diets remains a challenge for women and children.
The CAtalyzing Strengthened policy aCtion for heAlthy Diets and resiliencE (CASCADE) project seeks to improve access to and control over resources for agriculture, health and nutrition within households, strengthen private service engagement for nutrition, enhance nutrition coordination, and financing and programming and address harmful gender norms related to food, agriculture and nutrition. The country program’s policy focus is the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan II 2020-2025, with a goal to improve nutrition status among children under five years, school-age children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women and other vulnerable groups by 2025.