A former Nepali aid worker said: “We created an environment where mothers who never stepped outside their homes were empowered to visit hospitals. Now, if they are kept locked inside again, the tragic cycle of malnutrition will repeat in their children.”

Date: 12/25

Region: South Asia

Country: Nepal

Topic: Health, Gender Equality & Inclusion

Policy Lens: Moral Leadership

Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report's original reporting, "A decade of nutrition gains at risk as US-funded systems vanish in Nepal," published by Devex. Our contributor looked into the collapse of a USAID-backed nutrition system that once reached some of Nepal’s most vulnerable districts.

This quote comes from Kamala Sapkota, who coordinated USAID's integrated nutrition program in Lumbini province’s southwest Kapilvastu district for seven years.

Source: Devex