Malnutrition and anemia in peri-urban communities

Project Title	Malnutrition and anemia in peri-urban communities, Cusco – Peru
Objective of the project	Contribute to the reduction of the rate of chronic malnutrition and prevalence of anemia in boys and girls under 5 years of age in the Cusco Region.
Target population	350 children under 5 years old at the beginning of the project 350 parents 20 community leaders community managers
Execution Period	01 April 2018 – 01 April 2020
Intervention area	Cusco Region, specifically in the District of San Jerónimo, with the communities: Conchacalla, Pata Pata , Usphabamba, Suncco, Pillao Matao, Sucso Aucalle, Faucaypampa, Altiva Canas, Miraflores, Villa el Sol, Virgen Rosario and San Martin, Sector Anden Anden.

Project description

The promotion of the exercise of the right to food and healthy environments will be strengthened to improve the comprehensive health and nutrition of boys and girls under 5 years of age in the District of San Jerónimo; with the training of community leaders in promoting health as a vital strategy for the empowerment of the community.

It is important that people not only have information about the consequences of anemia or malnutrition, but also empower them so that they themselves present their proposals to local authorities and advocate for their execution.

It is proposed to achieve the situation described through joint and articulated work with local governments, health personnel, together with organized civil society and community leaders, to promote effective actions and interventions to be implemented with the 2 proposals expressed in results.

It is expected that at the end of the project, families will improve the comprehensive health and nutrition of children under 5 years of age in the District of San Jerónimo and that it will contribute to the reduction of malnutrition and anemia in children under 5 years of age, Cusco Peru.

Goal project	Project result
At the end of the project, chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years of age has decreased by 6%	12% has decreased
At the end of the project, the prevalence of anemia has decreased by 40%	43% has decreased

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