First 1000 Days / Maternal and Child Health

Malnutrition causes up to 45% of all preventable child deaths in Zambia. The national stunting rate, which affects not just individual children physically and cognitively, but the nation’s economy, is falling due to interventions. First 1000 Days of Motherhood tackles malnutrition head-on by providing local language maternal and child nutrition information, covering the first 1000 days from conception. Content is loaded onto Lifeline Energy’s solar MP3|radio players designed for group listening. Thousands of mothers meet weekly to listen and discuss what they learn making this an innovative, effective and cost-efficient way to bring change.