In 2022, ADPP Mozambique received a grant of USD 90,000 from Humana People to People Foundation to the project “Transform Nutrition”. The grant complements funding from the main partner, US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Transform Nutrition is a five-year project which started in 2020 in 4 districts and from 2021 expanded to the remaining 8 districts, making a total of 12 until the end of the project in 2024.

The project assists the government of Mozambique in developing capacity to plan and manage multi- sectoral nutrition, sanitation and hygiene programming. Efforts are focused on improving the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls and children less than two years of age in order to reduce stunting rates in Nampula Province.

The engagement of community leaders and community health committees has been critical in influencing a positive change in eating habits and improving the nutritional status of the target population.

The girls’ clubs and nutrition groups have served as a forum for learning more about nutrition as well as different skills to be applied at home. 51,000 backyard gardens have been established; 54,000 households have started animal husbandry for egg consumption and for sale; and 273 communities have constructed 59,000 latrines and were certified Open Defecation Free.

1,5million

people have been indirectly reached with Nutrition and sanitation education

878

Community Health Workers supported in providing nutrition counseling in nutrition sites

26,580

community leaders trained and engaged to bring key messages to the communities

The project assists the government of Mozambique in developing capacity to plan and manage multi- sectoral nutrition, sanitation and hygiene programming.