Nutrition cuts across sectors; AfriCAN cuts across disciplines

Africa Catalyzing Action for Nutrition (AfriCAN) stands as a continent-wide, African-led organization dedicated to advancing nutrition throughout Africa. The group comprises a diverse and multidisciplinary team of committed individuals, all united by a shared vision: fostering a healthy and well-nourished continent. AfriCAN recognizes the central role of women in achieving sustainable development, emphasizing their improved nutrition, health, and overall well-being as essential for progress.AfriCAN’s strategy therefore, centers on catalyzing nutrition action at every stage of the life cycle, with a particular emphasis on critical periods such as childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, and lactation. The organization’s primary focus is at the community level, where it works through national nutrition coordinating bodies and other partners. This collaborative approach aims to inform, educate, advocate, and inspire action toward building communities that are “nutrition literate.”