These funds will be distributed to the Canadian NGO Nutrition International over the next six years, 2025-2031. The funding will help provide life-changing nutrition resources to people in need, with a particular focus in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. You can read the full announcement here. GRAN credits and thanks all grandmothers who sent postcards. If you have a minute, email Minister Hussen (ahmed.hussen@parl.gc.ca) and thank him and the government for this commitment.
GRAN REPORTS: Each year, Nutrition International’s programming reaches approximately 150 million children with two doses of vitamin A, and 400 million people with iodized salt. Over the past 30 years, with investments from the Government of Canada, Nutrition International has reached over 1 billion people, helped avert 7 million deaths, prevented 15 million cases of anemia among women and girls, prevented 12 million cases of stunting among children, and enabled more than 5 million children to gain an additional year of education.
We celebrate this investment as a good first step in Canada’s commitment to addressing the malnutrition crisis. We know that Canada is proud to be a global leader in fighting malnutrition. With the flow of American aid dollars suddenly blocked by the Trump administration, Canada’s global leadership in nutrition now matters more than ever. We hope for further funding announcements from Canada at the Nutrition for Growth Summit next month.