1. How to End Hunger by 2025: The Epicenter Strategy DR. DAISY OWOMUGASHO COUNTRY DIRECTOR, THE HUNGER PROJECT UGANDA

2. Causes of Malnutrition

3. What is an Epicenter? 1.A gender-focused, community-led, social development process that achieves food and nutrition security by achieving sustainable progress in all key sectors. 2.Unites 10,000 to 25,000 people in a cluster of 10-15 rural villages.

4. Four Phases Phase I Mobilization Phase II Construction Phase III Program Implementation Phase IV Transition to Self-Reliance

5. Africa: Epicenter Strategy 1.6 million people and 1,975 villages reached 123 epicenters across 8 countries

6. Gender-focused Community-led Development Unlocking Local Capacity Trained in 2014: ●46,000 in nutrition ●97,000 in HIV/AIDS ●68,600 in food security ●14,200 in functional adult literacy ●105,000 in women’s empowerment

7. Epicenter Functions

8. Mbarara Epicenter, Uganda Ndereppe Epicenter, Senegal Wurib Epicenter, Ethiopia Fesi Bame Epicenter, Ghana

9. Health Access 24x7 in 2014 ●160,000 children weighed and monitored ●94,250 children vaccinated ●22,600 pregnant women accessed prenatal care ●16,000 bed nets distributed

10. More than $3 million of microfinance loans to over 75,000 people in Africa in 2014

11. Avlamé Epicenter (2001) Proportion of children attending secondary school increased by nearly 500%

12. Boulkon Epicenter (2010) Births attended by licensed healthcare professional from 7% to 100%

13. Atuobikrom Epicenter (2003) Children<5 who sleep under bednets from 8% to 83%

14. Odumase-Wawase Epicenter (2003) Proportion of HH using improved drinking water source: 54% to 96%

15. We change the mindset from resignation to optimism