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GIKURIRO KURI BOSE PROGRAM

GIKURIRO KURI BOSE PROGRAM

Inclusive Nutrition and Early Childhood program (Gikuriro Kuri Bose) is a 5-year USAID funded project (2021-2026) and implemented by Caritas Rwanda in partnership with CRS Rwanda (overall coordination of implementation).

Gikuriro Kuri Bose is carried out in 10 districts, but Caritas Rwanda implements it in only 3 districts namely: Rulindo, Burera and Nyabihu. Except Caritas Rwanda, there are other implementers in the remaining districts: AEE (Rwamagana, Kicukiro and Nyarugenge); YWCA (Ngoma and Kayonza) and DUHAMIC ADRI (Nyamasheke and Nyanza).

The goal is to improve the health, functioning, nutritional status, and wellbeing of women of reproductive age and children under five years of age, with an emphasis on the 1,000-day window, strengthen inclusion of children and adults with disabilities, and improve positive parenting and child development.

Targeted populations are:

  • Persons with disability,
  • Households with Malnourished children,
  • Ubudehe 1, 2 and 3 in rural villages & 1 and 2 in Urban villages having the following: Children with 0-6 years old for ECD & Nutrition services, Pregnant and lactating women, Adolescent girls and young women.

Gikuriro Kuri Bose intervene in the following domains:

  1. Nutrition
  • Nutrition Specific Services –GMP, supplementation, nutrition counseling and education, community and facility bases rehab of acute malnutrition, Promotion of IYCF practices, Nutrition weeks and other campaign efforts –VNS and community facility service linkages, maternal and adolescent nutrition –using various community volunteers and health workers;
  • Nutrition Sensitive –Kitchen garden/nutrition sensitive agriculture, Savings and Internal Lending (SILC), transfer of assets and cash (under certain constraints –e.g. COVID).
  1. ECD
  • Sensory-motor stimulation, Early learning/Social/Emotional/Language skills, play, supporting establishment of home/community/ and center of excellence ECD spaces, positive parenting skills, responsive and nurturing care practices.
  1. Disability inclusion / Rehab / Assistive Technology
  • Early detection/assessing learning delays, identification of all types of disabilities, coordinating and delivering rehab and AT services at various levels (community and facility), promoting CBID;
  • Establishing functional referral system, advocacy and capacity strengthening at all levels, support to the GoR to mainstream disability programming.

4.Health

  • MCH services (ANC, PNC, IMCI, Immunization), Mental Health.