Reinforcing Institutional Capacity for Treatment of Acute Malnutrition, Prevention of Malnutrition in Freetown Peninsula, Western Area and National Sensitization for Nutrition Security in Sierra Leone

This Independent External Final Evaluation was carried out in Western Area, Sierra Leone between 03/09/2015 – 21/10/2015. The project’s aim was to strengthen institutional capacity for the treatment of acute malnutrition, improve prevention strategies for malnutrition and raise national awareness on nutrition security, within the Nutrition and Food Security sectors. The evaluation has focused on the part of the project funded by Irish Aid.

Some key recommendations include:  

1. Action Against Hunger should engage donors to support a second phase of the program;
2. Action Against Hunger has to adhere more to their Gender Policy and ensure future proposals include gender markers in the design.