Kathmandu. The ‘Enough’ campaign has been launched with the aim of eliminating child malnutrition and hunger. World vision International and Community Radio Broadcasters Association (Akorab) Nepal, working in the field of children, have announced the campaign jointly.
In the announcement program held on Thursday, Roselyn Gabriel, National Director of World Vision International Nepal, said that since 2001, World Vision has been working for the welfare of children in Nepal with special attention to protection of child rights and nutrition and health. He said that ENOU campaign primarily aims to ensure the nutrition of children by supporting the programs and efforts of the Nepal government to end child hunger and malnutrition.
He said that this campaign will help to fulfill the country’s commitment to achieving sustainable development goals and national priorities such as multi-sectoral nutrition plan (third) and the 16th periodic plan to achieve it. World vision International Nepal has also committed to provide 1.7 million US dollars to support the government of Nepal in the field of child hunger and malnutrition in Nepal.
This campaign was announced by the General Assembly of the United Nations on September 22, 2023, with the intention of ensuring the right to food and nutrition of children who are starving and malnourished in various countries of the world.
1 person in every 8 households is facing food insecurity and 1 in every 4 children is not able to grow to their full potential both brain and body due to lack of healthy diet and to end this situation a 3-year campaign has been officially launched in collaboration with World vision International Nepal and Akoraab.
Children, representatives of various concerned bodies, government representatives, officials of relevant ministries, parliamentarians, officials of the Constitutional Commission, donor agencies and international NGOs, civil society, nutritionists, journalists and representatives of partner organizations participated in the program. The campaign will prioritize a few key areas, including access to nutritious food and nutritional supplements for children in schools and communities.
The campaign will focus on increasing adequate and exclusive breastfeeding, child growth monitoring and collaboration with the government to improve nutrition-friendly local governance, advocating to increase the budget to address child hunger and malnutrition.
World Vision International Nepal has said that by 2025, the program will focus on improving the health of 10.7 million children, who are particularly at risk.
The campaign will be carried out in 53 municipalities of 16 districts.