Micronutrient Initiative

Published purpose

The project aims to support Nutrition International , Canada's flagship nutrition organization, working in more than 60 countries worldwide to improve the survival, health, and well-being of vulnerable populations, especially women, newborns, children, and adolescent girls. This project seeks to reach 800 million vulnerable people including 450 million women and girls, with nutrition interventions. It integrates gender throughout global and country strategies and subsequent project designs, to increase their reach and boost women and girls’ participation in project design and management. This project also supports Nutrition International’s leadership in finding and scaling solutions to malnutrition through coverage, use and influence while mainstreaming gender equality and women’s empowerment . Project activities include: (1) reaching vulnerable populations with core nutrition interventions to reduce child mortality, prevent anemia, stunting and low birth weight, and improve human capital; (2) promoting non-nutrition platforms, innovative finance and technology to amplify impact and reduce missed opportunities, working with gender-responsive partners; (3) strengthening international, national and local resources, evidence, policies and gender-sensitive programs for nutrition scale-up; and (4) supporting gender-responsive programming throughout all Nutrition International programs and business models to promote gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment. This represents additional funds provided to the project in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The description and expected results are the same.