Harnessing Local Foods for Infant Nutrition

Vice Versa Global's Zero Hunger Special, Africa Can Feed Herself, looks at what is happening toward achieving a food-secure continent, the challenges faced and solutions found. "Harnessing Local Foods for Infant Nutrition" features World Vision's work in Eastern Uganda. These programmes, led by a group of caregivers, are actively tackling this challenge through innovative approaches such as Positive Deviance Hearth sessions and Nurturing Care Groups. Despite limited financial resources, caregivers are making remarkable progress in combating malnutrition by enhancing children’s nutrition with locally sourced food options.

This article by Pinklee Oinokwesiga appears on pages 62 to 67 of Vice Versa Global's Zero Hunger Special, Autumn 2023, Africa Can Feed Herself. Both Marjella Bronkhorst, World Vision Netherlands Lobby and Advocacy Officer and Dan Irvine, World Vision's Global of Health and Nutrition are quoted. Access the entire issue here, or download the article below.