Nutrition Through Touch – Uganda
Dinsdag 14 april 2026Through this project, children with deafblindness in Uganda and their caregivers receive practical support regarding nutrition and eating. Using special tactile and sensory-based methods, caregivers learn how to better feed their children, despite their visual and hearing impairments.
Local health workers are trained and provide guidance to families with tailored dietary guidance and fortified foods.
This approach ensures that children receive better nutrition, grow up healthier, and are no longer excluded from existing community nutrition programs.
Goal:
Better nutrition for deafblind children
Theme:
Inclusive healthcare
Target audience:
100 children
Location:
Uganda
Health pioneer:
Akatukunda Peace
Project
Objective
Results
Project
Children with deafblindness often have difficulty eating and are at high risk of malnutrition. This project develops tactile feeding methods and trains caregivers and healthcare workers. This ensures that children receive appropriate nutrition and support, which improves their health and enables them to participate more effectively in existing care programs.
Objective
Developing practical, tactile feeding aids and training caregivers and healthcare professionals in inclusive feeding techniques. This improves the eating habits, nutritional status, and growth of children with deafblindness, and makes existing feeding services more accessible and effective for this vulnerable population.
Results
- Nutrition guides tailored to local needs developed and implemented
- Caregivers and health workers trained in inclusive nutrition
- Regular local nutrition meetings organized
- Improved nutritional status and growth among children
- Increased knowledge among caregivers
Health pioneer Akatukunda Peace
Akatukunda Peace is a specialist in disability and community development in Uganda. She works closely with families of children with deafblindness and has extensive experience with nutritional issues and malnutrition. Through her practical approach, she supports caregivers and local healthcare providers by sharing knowledge and skills. She plays a key role in developing inclusive solutions to ensure that these vulnerable children also have access to appropriate healthcare.
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