Khmer boy and girl laughing at each other playing in water from pump installed by World Vision Cambodia.

Integrated Nutrition

Giving children a chance at a brighter future.

We want all Cambodian children to be happy and healthy. To achieve this, World Vision focuses on health and nutrition together with water and sanitation hygiene.

38,000+

children have access to clean water

2,000+

malnourished children attended health sessions

52%

of children attending health sessions gained more than 200g in the first 10 days

72,000+

students have access to clean running water and toilets at their schools

World Vision also combines economic development, food security and education and advocacy to;

Enable families to have access to nutritious food throughout the year
Caregivers receive knowledge to improve feeding practices for children
Communities are empowered to protect children from infection and disease
Health centre staff know how to identify and treat malnutrition

World Vision supports the initiatives of the government and we work in partnership to strengthen the implementation of national nutrition programmes.

Sustainable Development Goals 2,3,6 (SDGs)

Through the Integrated Nutrition programme, World Vision is taking steps to achieve the Cambodia Sustainable Development Goals; Zero Hunger (2), Good Health and Wellbeing (3) and Clean Water and Sanitation (6). Simultaneously World Vision is contributing to three goals of the Rectangular Strategy included in Cambodia’s National Strategic Development Plan: Promoting Health and Integrated Nutrition, the Promotion of Livestock Farming and Aquaculture and Water Resources and irrigation system management.

Nutrition makes children happy

Integrated Nutrition Goal

Increase in children who are healthy and well-nourished.

Integrated Nutrition Objectives

Children are free from disease

Caregivers exhibit good infant and young child feeding practice

Improved policy implementation

Poor households have improved incomes and assets

Khmer girl ginning as she holds spoon with nutritious porridge, Cambodia.

Our Approach

Many different factors contribute to poor health. Therefore we take a multi-faceted approach to address the problem, working with the government and other national and local partners in four key areas;

Help families develop year-round access to nutritious food
Support caregivers in adopting improved feeding practices for infants and young children
Help communities protect children from infection and disease through improved management of diarrhoea and better access to clean water and sanitation
Support the government in improving the implementation of national nutrition policies