The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) in the Gambia are implementing a project tilted Building Resilience through Social Transfers for Nutritional Security in The Gambia. This is a three year action funded by the European Union and implemented in three regions of the country: North Bank Region (NBR), URR and CRR.

The project targets lactating women with children under 2 years, giving monthly cash transfer of GMB600 (approx. €13) per mother-child pair. The cash is to build resilience by making additional money available for the household to diversify their food consumption, improve feeding patterns, thereby making more nutrients available in their meals. Mothers also benefit from education support from health service providers on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices during child welfare clinic days. Also, mothers whose children were malnourished at the point of inclusion into the project are visited by social workers at home to provide IYCF support and counselling.

Learn more about the project in the video below!