The World Bank has approved a $50 million fund to tackle Nigeria’s pressing nutrition challenges through the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) Project 2.0.
The announcement was made by Ndiame Diop, the World Bank’s Country Director, during a meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The ANRiN Project 2.0, part of the World Bank’s crisis response framework, aims to improve nutrition outcomes in vulnerable communities across Nigeria.
“It is important to recognize the Nigerian government’s ongoing commitment to nutrition. The World Bank has allocated $50 million under the ANRiN 2.0 program, which is designed as a crisis response initiative,” Diop said.
Trina Haque, the World Bank’s Practice Manager for Health, Nutrition, and Population, emphasized the importance of nutrition education for children and adolescents, noting its critical role in early child development. She called for expanded efforts to implement educational programs aimed at addressing malnutrition at its roots.
