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![The Gimbuka project in Rwanda works to reduce stunting in children under 5. Local crops are used to prepare nutritious foods.](http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/nodeimage/DSC_0203.jpg)
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Rwanda
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Population
11.92 Million
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Pop. Under 5
1.74 Million
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% Stunting
38% Of Children Under 5
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% Underweight
9% Of Children Under 5
Photo credit: Amy Cotter/USAID
Malnutrition in childhood and pregnancy has many adverse consequences for child survival and long-term well-being. It also has far-reaching consequences for human capital, economic productivity, and national development overall. The consequences of malnutrition should be a significant concern for policy makers in Rwanda, where 38 percent or 661,200 children under 5 years suffer from chronic malnutrition (stunting or low height-for-age) and 37 percent or 643,800 suffer from anemia, according to the most recent Demographic and Health Survey (DHS).
USAID Programs: Accelerating Progress in Nutrition
As of January 2018, the following USAID programs were active in Rwanda. Rwanda’s Feed the Future Multi-Year Strategy identifies market linkages, infrastructure, nutrition, innovation, and policy as focal points for support and intervention. The strategy focuses on enabling improvements for private-sector-led growth in the agriculture sector and on building capacity within value chains to improve the competitiveness of farmers and commodities. This demand-driven approach directly supports Rwanda’s Vision 2020 strategy, which foresees a transformation from subsistence to market-oriented agriculture. The Feed the Future approach also links directly to Rwanda’s new 5-year Strategic Program for Agricultural Transformation IV, and is fully aligned with the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) framework.
- Hinga Weze (Cultivate for Better Production)
- Twiyubake -The Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP)
- Caritas Rwanda USAID/Gimbuka
- Gikuriro-Integrated Nutrition and WASH Activity (INWA)
- FXB (USAID/Turengere Abana)
- African Evangelical Enterprise (USAID/Ubaka Ejo)
- Rwanda Social Marketing Program (RSMP)
- Tworore Inkoko Twunguke (Let Us Raise Chickens for Profit)
- Rwanda Private Sector Driven Agricultural Growth (PSDAG) Project
- Feed the Future Rwanda Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) for Income and Nutrition
- Scaling Up Iron-Rich Beans
- GAIN (Market Place for Nutritious Foods)
- Food for Peace (FFP)
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