Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Addressing Stunting in the Philippines
Agreement Number:
7465272 P014671001
Agreement Value:
$8,500,000.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 21, 2025 - Jun 30, 2030
Description:
This project aims to support the Government of the Philippines’ efforts to address stunting among children under the age of 5 (CU5) by improving local health system governance and service delivery. Specifically, the project seeks to help build the capacity of select local governments to plan and implement a multisectoral program for nutrition, focusing on the first 1000 days of life, in line with the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2023 to 2028. Project activities include: (1) training health service providers to improve provision of nutrition information and services (e.g. iron folic acid supplementation, antenatal care, exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding, zinc complements, among others); (2) raising awareness in communities to promote equal caregiving responsibilities among parents, and improve feeding practices for CU5; (3) advocating for the integration of nutrition interventions in key programs such as cash transfer program and food supplementation initiatives of the national government; (4) building the capacity of local government officials and health service providers to better track and report on nutrition interventions across relevant sectors and programs (e.g. food security, education, social welfare); and (5) engaging civil society and women’s rights organizations in nutrition planning and monitoring at the municipal level. This initiative reaches approximately 140,000 individuals, particularly pregnant women and CU5 in select provinces in the Philippines.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased use of gender-responsive nutrition services among children under 5 and pregnant women in 4 provinces in the Philippines; and (2) enhanced implementation of multisectoral and gender-responsive nutrition programs by local governments in four provinces in the Philippines.
Location:
OTTAWA, Ontario, CA K2P 2K3
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q4-00033
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
3202869974816
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Micronutrient Initiative
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding Number:
35075
Program:
Contributions - Bilateral Programming
Program Purpose:
Contribution Programmation bilatérale