From Policy to Practice: Turning Mozambique’s Nutrition Strategy into Action

Mozambique faces one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 37% of children under five years of age stunted and more than half of women of reproductive age suffering from anaemia. At the same time, climate shocks, food insecurity, and limited dietary diversity continue to undermine household resilience. 

The approval of Mozambique’s Food and Nutrition Security Policy and Strategy (PESAN III) (2024–2030) marked a turning point. For the first time, Mozambique has a unified, multisectoral framework to align government, partners, and investments toward improving diets and reducing malnutrition. 

PESAN III’s shift from a long pending draft to an approved national framework shows what coordinated action can achieve. Through focused advocacy and coalition building, CASCADE helped bring government and partners into alignment ahead of the Council of Ministers’ approval in August 2024 and now works with national and provincial authorities, particularly in Nampula, to put the strategy into practice.  

This brief highlights the steps taken to secure momentum around a national strategy and to translate its priorities into localized plans, tools, and actions that advance nutrition and household resilience. 

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