The Baseline Report for the BMZ Grow ENRICH Project analyses maternal and child health in East Africa, highlighting key findings and recommendations for improvement.

The Grow ENRICH project aims to improve maternal and child health and nutrition in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania, benefiting many individuals over four years.

This report aims to highlight three crucial initiatives by World Vision Angola to contribute to addressing these food and health emergencies in the country. The actions focus especially on mitigating the impacts of drought and improving maternal and child health, aiming to alleviate food insecurity, combat malnutrition, and reduce maternal and child mortality in these highly affected communities, which have been prioritized for the implementation of these interventions.

The Grow ENRICH Theory of Change aims to reduce maternal and child mortality in Kenya, Tanzania, and Somalia, improving health and nutrition for 658,339 individuals.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the global status and impact of school meal programmes.

Restrictions on movements have seriously affecting access to emergency health care services. To support communities, World Vision is supporting 20 health centers with material and training so they can provide emergency health cares to communities at the village level. In the village of El Karmel, this project is bringing hope among mothers and children.

Nearly two years on, the impact of the 2023 floods still lingers. In Luuq’s largest displacement site, Jazira, over 900 households continue to seek shelter, many displaced multiple times by both climate shocks and conflict. Even after the floodwaters receded, recovery proved painfully slow. With fuel drums costing up to US$200, many farmers couldn’t afford to restart irrigation systems, risking entire planting seasons. World Vision stepped in with emergency fuel support, helping communities resume irrigation and protect their crops.

Maria Zita is a farmer from the remote community of Nkhondo, in southern Angola. She had to leave school in the 5th grade due to a lack of opportunities, and at a young age, found in marriage and farming not just a path set before her, but a way to build her life with dignity and courage.