NUTRITION

Good nutrition is essential to the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, and entire nations. Nutrition is core to the development objective of Emerge Global to achieve every day.

Almost half of deaths for children under five years of age in Somalia are attributed to malnutrition, and those children who survive malnutrition have compromised cognitive and physical development.

Emerge Global and its partners will work with different regions to equip people with the skills, tools, and resources to improve their families’ health, diets, and nutrition, especially early in life when it matters most.

Our nutritional goals prioritize action to:

• Increase access to and consumption of affordable, safe, and nutritious foods, particularly in the first 1,000 days from pregnancy through a child’s second birthday
• Strengthen community and facility-level health systems to deliver high-quality nutrition services
• Ensure access to quality nutrition services in humanitarian response
• Facilitate an enabling environment that supports sustainable food and health systems