Nutrition 774 Initiative

Nutrition 774 (N-774) initiative is a program designed to vitalize and incentivize local action and improve food security, health, and nutrition in Nigeria. It is a comprehensive, multi-sectoral effort designed to address Nigeria's nutrition and food security challenges by fostering community engagement, multi-level governance, and multi-sectoral collaboration. The program will seek to ensure the convergence of high-impact nutrition interventions at the grassroots level. Focusing on community engagement, governance, and promoting sustainable food production, the N-774 initiative will drive catalytic improvements in nutrition outcomes across Nigeria's 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). Through a bottom-up approach, strengthened by local governance and multi-sectoral collaboration, the program aims to empower communities, foster ownership, and ensure sustainable interventions that enhance maternal and child health, ultimately mitigating food insecurity and malnutrition.

Stakeholder's Roles

STATE GOVERNMENTS

The State Governments will be responsible for the design and implementation of a State-specific vehicle for the implementation of the N774 Initiative. In so doing, the State is to be responsible for effectively managing the entire value chain of the program in their State. This includes...

DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS /NGOS

The N774 Program seeks to leverage on the successes of the various intervention programs in Agriculture, Education and Health. Hence, the need for synergy with development partners to achieve its set objectives. The role of partners includes funding support, technical assistance to deliver the outcomes of the key interventions, and monitoring and evaluation. In particular, local NGOs may function as independent monitors for the Program.

PRIVATE SECTOR

The private sector will play.mportant role in the Program as they provide operational support as corporate social investment (CSI) to the FGN and N-774 focus States and LGAs. They may also provide technical assistance as well as funding to the Program through Government agencies at all levels. The NCFN/SCFN will continually engage and guide the engagement of the private sector through:

NCN's 5 Pillar Strategy To Address Grassroots Malnutrition

Decentralized Coordination

create the right bureaucratic arrangements to incentivize collaboration/ drive economies of scale

Data Accountability

Develop effective data and information systems to drive overall accountability

Financing

Secure and protect the financing required to drive implementation of the NMPFAN

Nutrition Prioritization

Elevate the salience of the nutrition agenda and inspire subnational action to drive outcomes

Scale Nutrition Interventions

Define the right multisectoral mix of interventions and catalytic incentives to drive target outcomes

Strategic Framework

Vision

To achieve a well-nourished Nigeria where all citizens, regardless of location, have access to adequate nutrition for healthy living and sustainable development.

Mission

To deliver decentralized, equitable, and sustainable nutrition interventions at the grassroots level by leveraging multi-sectoral collaboration, community engagement, and evidence-based strategies.

Objectives

The objectives of the N-774 Initiative are to improve household access and affordability to food leading to improvement in dietary diversity, frequency of meals, exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding.

Nutrition 774 initiative is to stimulate local action to improve food and nutrition security in Nigeria

Promoting nutrition across Nigeria’s 774 LGAs, we ensure every child gets access to healthy meals.

Nutrition 774 Initiative empowers all LGAs in Nigeria with better meals, healthier lives, and a brighter future for all

Together, we’re building a future where no child goes hungry—one nutritious plate at a time, from North to South