A New Partnership for Healthier Childhoods: World Vision and Millennium BIM Launch Zero Malnutrition Project

Under the theme: "Every Day is a Child Day"

World Vision Mozambique  has formalized a partnership with Millennium BIM, a Mozambican bank, to implement the “Zero Malnutrition project, an initiative aimed at strengthening health and nutrition interventions in the district of Memba, in Nampula Province.

Through this partnership, the two institutions will support integrated actions targeting children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. The initiative combines nutrition, education, and community engagement components, with a strong focus on the most vulnerable communities.

This initiative comes at a time when child malnutrition continues to affect thousands of families and children, requiring consistent, community-centered responses with the capacity for effective implementation on the ground.

This partnership was celebrated under the theme “ Every Day is Child Day,” as part of the International Children's Day and the Day of the African Child, marked in the first quarter of June. The event included children representing the beneficiaries and took place at the World Vision Mozambique offices, in the presence of representatives from both institutions.

“Child malnutrition is not a distant issue. It is a reality that demands continuity, close engagement with communities, and the effective ability to translate support into tangible results,” the Chairman of Millennium BIM’s Executive Committee, Rui Pedro

Representing children from the district of Memba—one of the districts involved in the Nutrition Dialogues—a child representative highlighted the importance of reinforcing the recommendations that emerged from the dialogue process. These include increasing awareness campaigns, implementing nutrition education programs in schools, and strengthening community involvement in promoting healthy eating practices. She also expressed hope that this partnership will contribute to addressing these needs.

World Vision Mozambique Country Director, Maria Carolina da Silva, commended the collaboration between the two institutions and reiterated the call for a collective effort to improve the state of child nutrition in the country.

“Child malnutrition is not only a health issue but a national development challenge. It requires urgent and coordinated action so that, together, we can accelerate progress toward this bold and necessary goal of eliminating child malnutrition. This is possible—and today we witness a step toward that objective,” she said.

This partnership reflects the ongoing commitment of both institutions to strengthening initiatives that deliver direct and lasting impact within communities.