AKSYON Kominotè Nan Sante Pou Ogmante Nitrisyon: Final Report

The AKSYON project was a five-year USAID-funded initiative implemented by Fonkoze to combat malnutrition in rural Haiti. The project targeted women and children under five, focusing on screening, treatment, and prevention through education and improved access to health products and services. AKSYON leveraged Fonkoze's extensive microfinance network and established a social franchising initiative called Boutik Sante, training community health entrepreneurs (CHEs) to provide basic health screenings, education, and sell health products. The project aimed to reach full scale by 2021, serving over two million Haitians and achieving sustainability through market-driven operations. Despite challenges such as natural disasters, political instability, and the COVID-19 pandemic, AKSYON expanded its reach to cover most of Haiti's communes, providing essential services and contributing to improved nutritional outcomes.