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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Indonesia: Eggciting project helps reduce stunting rates

Wahana Visi Indonesia is helping reduce stunting rates Sigi Regency and Paly city through our Eggciting project, supported by DSM and Sight and Life. To celebrate National Nutrition Day, Wahana Visi Indonesia collaborated with Sigi Regency Health Offices  to carry out a cooking competition with eggs as the main ingredient, and a drawing competition for toddlers to promote the importance of eating eggs as source of protein.

Children take part in Wahana Visi Indonesia's Eggciting project

Indonesia: Eggciting project helps reduce stunting rates

Wahana Visi Indonesia is helping reduce stunting rates Sigi Regency and Paly city through our Eggciting project, supported by DSM and Sight and Life. To...

Two Zambian woman, backed by drought affected land, stand with their children looking at the camera.

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Mel paints a bleak picture of how climate change is threatening the health of children and their families around the globe, and highlights how World Vision...

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World Vision Uganda improving child and maternal survival.

Village Health Teams: Guardian angels saving the lives of children and mothers

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Sponsored child enjoys a banana thanks to kitchen gardens in Kenya

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In the rural Kenyan community of Marafa, 6-year-old Beatrice Pendo stands with a radiant smile at the edge of her family’s garden. Her mother, Margaret, is...

Harsh and his mother Bindoo prepare for the cooking demonstration.

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Four-year-old Harsh and his mother, Bindoo, sit on a mat with other local women and children. He cranes his head to check out the food items placed on the...

Mother who learned about exclusive breastfeeding smiles and plays with her health baby in Bangladesh

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Rina Begum, 32, a mother of three children, is now more confident about raising her children properly. Participating in the community programmes offered by...

Odette learned about child health and nutrition at our Go Baby Go project in Haiti.

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Appropriate Breastfeeding is one of the core interventions in World Vision’s Health and Nutrition Sector Approach Strategy and is a vital component in all...

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World Vision Uganda AIM Health Plus Project Busia Breastfeeding Week 2021

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Pen has learned good hygiene practices through her nutrition club.

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Priya and her mother have been helped by World Vision India's Kitchen Garden project.

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World Vision International President and CEO Andrew Morley Reiterates Focus on Health Programming

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Nutrition LINKS CoP Discussion

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