Through the Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition project, CARE works to promote sustainable agricultural practices through the use of rehabilitative agro-techniques, improve nutrition through health education, and reduce malnutrition through supplementary feeding. The SAN project works in the provinces of Central Kalimantan and Central Sulawesi.

Project objectives:

1. Recover agriculture-based livelihoods of the disaster-affected population in Central Kalimantan and Central Sulawesi;
2. Improve health status through increasing understanding for prevention and management of common illnesses among children under five, pregnant women and lactating mothers;
3. Improve nutritional status by increasing the use of micronutrient-rich food among mothers of children under five, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Sector : Health and Nutrition
Location  : Central Kalimantan and Central Sulawesi
Donor  : USDA
Project Period   : 9 August 2002 - 30 September 2007

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