Renewed Efforts Against Child Hunger (REACH)

REACH is a global partnership established by UNICEF, FAO, WHO, WFP and IFAD that applies an equity-based approach to scale up nutrition interventions. REACH focuses on underweight children under five years of age to address the first MDG, the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger. REACH broadens the scope of nutrition, taking into account the interdependent causes of under-nutrition: food, health and care. Applying a multisectoral and equity-based approach, REACH and national partners identify country-specific needs and interventions aimed at reaching the most vulnerable. Through the alliance, REACH and MDG-F tested this approach in Mauritania to operationalize the country’s multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan (PAIN), which resulted in a lowering of the underweight prevalence among children. Twelve other countries confirmed their interest in replicating the initiative.

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