Tackling Malnutrition: Understanding Local Needs and Factors Behind Seasonal Hunger

Malnutrition and stunting have been significant concerns in the East and Horn of Africa for decades – and are now affecting adults as well as children within pastoralist communities.

Despite a number of initiatives undertaken by non-governmental organisations to help tackle these issues, little success has been made.

The Karamoja Resilience Support Unit (KRSU) investigated why interventions were not producing their desired outcomes, using the participatory epidemiology (PE) approach to obtain more detailed insights and feedback from those impacted.

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