The first 1,000 days: how early nutrition shapes children’s lives

What children eat in their earliest years shapes survival, learning and future productivity. Yet for many families, nutrition is constrained by habits, misinformation and limited choices. As Uganda confronts persistent malnutrition, there is growing recognition that change requires informed communities and stronger policies. Through a month-long campaign from April to May, New Vision in partnership with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health spotlight the challenges and solutions shaping children’s diets and their chances of a healthy start.