Support for civil society and local state actors to prevent chronic malnutrition and infant mortality in the Hauts-Bassins region, Burkina Faso

This project, which was co-financed by the YOU Foundation – Education for Children in Need and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development began its activities at the end of 2022 for a period of 18 months. It was implemented in the Hauts-Bassins region, the province of Houet and the municipality of Bama. Its objective was to help prevent chronic malnutrition and infant mortality by providing support to civil society and local state actors. The beneficiaries were 3,000 very poor and poor households in seven villages in the commune of Bama. The project was implemented in partnership with the municipality of Bama, the regional health directorate of Hauts-Bassins, the health district of Dandé and the ADSB of Bama. Throughout the project, some of the activities that have been carried out were the targeting of project beneficiaries, the formation of women in nutrition education groups, the implementation of nutrition education activities and the implementation of income-generating activities within beneficiary households.