Combating malnutrition and building resilience in Madagascar (UNICEF)

About this project

Chronic and acute malnutrition and food insecurity are particularly prevalent among children and pregnant and lactating women due to increased vulnerability to extreme environmental events, especially in southern Madagascar. In addition, hygiene practices and health care are inadequate for many households. High price increases in basic goods and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine have increased the precariousness of these populations.The project contributes to combating malnutrition and strengthening the resilience of the target group. The multi-sectoral, needs-based interventions aim to improve access to a nutritious, diversified diet, WASH, and child-friendly social protection, as well as to strengthen individual and community resilience to climate-related environmental shocks, crop failures, and war-related inflation, among others. This contributes to the prevention of chronic and acute malnutrition.The target group is the population of three communities in the project regions of Atsimo Andrefana (Itampolo), Anosy (Tsivori) and Androy (Sihanamaro) in southern Madagascar.Key measures include improving - access to inclusive, quality, and gender-sensitive basic social services, as well as diversified, nutritious, and safe diets- production capacity and market linkages, as well as access to productive assets - capacity to manage basic social services and accountability mechanisms.The recipients and executing agencies are the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Unite…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 3Good Health and Well-being
• 10Reduced Inequalities

Published by

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) · Government

Countries

Madagascar

Sectors

Basic nutritionSocial Protection

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesMaternal, newborn and child health · Also contributes

Places

Antananarivo

Published by Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 31 Aug 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: DE-1-202201176.

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