CERFAM and IITA strengthen partnerships for a healthier Africa

Partners from the Regional Center of Excellence against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM), Côte d'Ivoire, visited IITA-CGIAR on 20 November. Established through a partnership between Côte d'Ivoire's government and the UN World Food Program (WFP), CERFAM aims to combat hunger and malnutrition across Africa.

Titilayo Falade, IITA Food Safety Scientist and Coordinator of the Food Safety for Africa Project, and a team of scientists, lecturers, and researchers working on the HealthyDiets4Africa Project received the partners at the IITA headquarters in Ibadan. In a brief meeting with IITA Deputy Director General Partnerships for Delivery, Kenton Dashiell, the CERFAM team stated the purpose of their visit, which was to gather and learn best practices to replicate in other regions of their engagement.

Sapna Gorajia, CERFAM's Programme Policy and Partnerships Officer, said, "We are meeting stakeholders to learn from their best practices. Within the HealthyDiets4Africa Project, we aim to gather insights to improve our interventions in countries that need them most. We map and monitor partner policies while ensuring effective communication and visibility for shared initiatives." Accompanying her was Leslie Kouadio, CERFAM's Communication Advocacy and Marketing Officer.

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