The Taimaka Project

Malnutrition treatment program: Taimaka treats severely and moderately acutely malnourished children in northeastern nigeria through outpatient and inpatient care to save lives. In 2022, Taimaka conducted a cycle of treatment that treated more than 1,800 under-five children.

Innovations in malnutrition treatment research program: Taimaka uses its malnutrition treatment program to conduct critical research designed to identify better, cheaper, or simpler ways of delivering malnutrition treatment so that scarce resources can go further and more children ultimately get The treatment they need. In 2022, Taimaka began three research studies assessing alternative foods for treating moderate acute malnutrition, improved antibiotics for use in managing severe acute malnutrition cases, and automated voice messaging to reduce dropout rates in malnutrition treatment programs.

Post-harvest loan program : Taimaka provided 1,000 post-harvest loans to clients in northeastern nigeria in 2021 and administered this loan portfolio throughout 2022. As a result of these loans, these farmers were able to store and save their harvests for longer, leading to increased earnings and reduced food insecurity in The lean season.