World Vision Ghana, a child-focused, community-based advocacy organization, has launched a campaign to end child hunger and malnutrition.
The campaign, themed, “End Child Hunger and Malnutrition Now,” seeks to improve the wellbeing of children.
This is a three-year “Enough” Campaign aimed at building a world where every child enjoys enough nourishing food to thrive, as Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states the fundamental need for children to be well-nourished.
The campaign aims to contribute to strategic goals where children are visible and heard in hunger, nutrition, and food security-related policies at all levels.
Speaking to the media at the launch of the campaign on Monday July 1, 2024, the Child Protection and Advocacy Manager for World Vision Ghana, Gregory Dery, revealed that the campaign will be achieved through four (4) outcomes: improved visibility & understanding of the size, dynamics & specifics of child hunger & nutrition at all levels.
He noted that the Campaign is to increase awareness and understanding of the scope and severity of the issue among stakeholders at local, national, and global levels.
This increased visibility, according to Gregory Dery, will prompt action and resource allocation towards addressing child hunger and malnutrition.
“The campaign messaging will also be integrated into other WVG approaches such as the Positive Deviance Hearth programme, Care Groups and Grandmother’s Approach, Growth Monitoring and Promotion and Community Health Committees, IYCF – Channels of Hope to identify and promote positive behaviours within communities to address malnutrition, empower communities to take ownership of their health by monitoring growth promoting healthy behaviours and advocating for improved nutrition services among others.”
“Through the IYCF – Channels of Hope and Empowered World View will integrate nutrition messaging into existing religious and cultural practices, empowering communities to address malnutrition through faith-based approaches. By tapping into existing belief systems and values, these approaches will help promote positive behaviour change and enhance access to nutrition services,” he explained.
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