Accelerating Rwanda's Nutrition Outcomes

a) Analysis and recommendations: Gather data, facts and evidence with multiple stakeholders on the state of nutrition and the political economy of nutrition in Rwanda, including policy assessments and gaps across sectors and provide recommendations and guidance for both development and implementation.

b) Dialogue to prioritize: via a few targeted dialogues and learning opportunities, engage with policymakers and a broad base of stakeholders (government ministries, UN Agencies, civil society, businesses, etc.) to prioritize a multi-sectorial plan of action to accelerate nutrition in Rwanda.

c) Embed recommendations into national strategies: build a sequencing of recommended actions with indicators and monitoring mechanism to improve nutrition and foster healthy diets from sustainable food systems, aligned across government ministries, in NST-2 and PSTA-5.

Expected results:  

Nutrition strategy and indicators for the future NST-2.

A new national-wide programme for improved nutrition and reduction of stunting.

Rwanda is part of the international effort "Nurishing Food Pathways" (NFP) programme.

Results from previous phases:   SDC is actually financing a UN initiative on nutrition. The third phase is coming to an end by June 2025. Despite some good achievements such as the introduction of Children score cards and the elaboration and the distribution of fortified and blended maize, some shortcomings have been highlighted in an external evaluation of WFP country strategic plan 2019-2024. The lack of link between policy work, implementation and results of beneficiaries, lack of funding and adequate staffing as well as internal management challenges. Overall, the assessment is positive with strong capacities strengthening and evidence based programming.