The
government of Pakistan signed a great agreement with the world bank amounting
to US$ 5 million for “Multi-Second action for Nutrition (MSAN) Project” for
Sindh in Economic Affairs Division (EAD).
The project development objectives are
to increase the dietary diversity and improve sanitation and hygiene practices
in targeted project areas in Sindh Province. The project will contribute to
improving the underlying conditions leading to chronic malnutrition through (1)
a sanitation intervention focusing on behavioral change to improve hygiene
practices and achieve open defecation-free villages; and (2) an agriculture
intervention to introduce production of nutritious food for consumption through
homestead gardening practices and increasing household knowledge of food and
nutrition.
MSAN is financed by a grant from the
Pakistan Partnership for improved Nutrition (PPIN) trust fund administered by
the bank in amount of US$ 5 million (with a total commitment of US$ 17.56
million which will be disbursed in tranches). The Grant has following
components:
Component 1: Support of Saaf Suthro
Sindh
Component 2: Agriculture for Nutrition
Component 3: Project management,
Monitoring, and coordination