What is ReactsIn?

Realizing Gender Equality, Attitudinal Change and Transformative Systems in Nutrition 

Led by World Vision Canada and funded by the Government of Canada, ReactsIn brings together the specialized expertise of Nutrition International, Harvest Plus, and McGill University. Each of these organizations will work with World Vision Canada to further advance the rights and dignity of women and adolescent girls by increasing access to gender equitable nutrition.

The ReactsIn project will engage women and adolescent girls in the production of and increase access to micronutrient-dense foods, including climate smart and biofortified crops which are drought resistant and prevent common illnesses.

The project aims to reach over 3.8 million people, of which 1.3 million are directly impacted and 2.5 million are indirect.

ReactsIn project countries are
Kenya : Somalia : Tanzania : Bangladesh

ReactsIn Seeks To 

1 SUPPORT

Support local women’s rights groups to advocate for women’s equal health and nutrition rights and address unpaid care work. 

2 HELP

Help community members overcome cultural barriers that enable harmful gender norms

3 STRENGTHEN

Strengthen health systems to increase availability, accessibility and quality of health and nutrition services. 

4 IMPROVE

Improve health care providers knowledge and skills on provision of quality health, nutrition and SRHR services. 

Photo and Video Gallery

A Kenyan man carries a gardening hoe over his shoulder in his field, smiling at the camera.
A Kenyan woman wearing a light blue vest leans on a wall, smiling.
A Kenyan toddler boy wearing a gray tank top and red shorts smiles up at the camera.
A Kenyan mother sits on her bed, holding her child, with a staff member leaning over and looking at the child.
A Kenyan woman wearing a green and red dress bends over her garden, picking something from the ground.
Two hands hold out two palmfuls of red and white beans.
A child holds a sweet potato in her left hand with a plate in her lap, sitting in the grass.
A Kenyan woman wearing a red polo shirt walks along a path.
A Kenyan woman wearing a red polo shirt bends down to gather vegetables, holding a bowl.
The sun rises over the green hills of Rift Valley in Kenya.
The sun peeks out from the horizon line over Rift Valley in Kenya.
Clouds blanket the sky over the grassy hills of Rift Valley in Kenya.
A jeep turns the corner on a dirt road leading up a hill.
A dirt road leads into the greenery of Rift Valley, Kenya.
A small house sits at the bottom of some cliffs in Rift Valley, Kenya.
Two people walk towards a small house at the foot of cliffs in Rift Valley, Kenya.
A Kenyan woman wearing a red polo shirt and black skirt sits on bench, sifting through vegetables in a basin.
A Kenyan woman sits with her husband outside their home, both sifting through vegetables in basins.
A Kenyan farmer tills his land with a gardening hoe, with the sun glinting in the background.
A Kenyan farmer tills his land with a gardening hoe, with the sun glinting in the background.
A Kenyan man stands in his field, holding a gardening hoe over his shoulder.
A Kenyan daughter, son, mother and father stand over their fishing pond.
A Kenyan father leans over his family fishing pond, holding a fishing rod, while his two daughters and son look on.
A Kenyan family of five stand beside their fishing pond, with the father proudly holding a caught fish on a fishing rod.
A goat grazes in the distance in front of an animal enclosure beside wide green hills.
A mother looks over her baby sitting in a swing, while a medical staff rifles through a big bag of equipment.
A young Kenyan girl sits on a small bench inside her house, looking over her shoulder, with a stove behind her.
A Kenyan father holds his daughter in his lap, sitting in their home in front of their kitchen table.
A Kenyan woman sits in front of her clay stove, stirring food in a pot over an open flame.
Empty bowls are laid out on a table beside a plate of chopped leaves and a plate of green peas.
The sun rises over Kenya’s Rift Valley, with a few Kenyans gathered on the road below.
A Kenyan woman wearing a blue and red dress sits casually on her animals’ pen, hands folded in her lap.
A young Kenyan girl sits on the ground outside her home, eating a sweet potato.
A Kenyan medical staff carrying a first aid kit talks to a man carrying his child and standing beside his wife.
A Kenyan medical staff stands, smiling at the camera, carrying a red backpack and a red first aid kit.
A Kenyan medical staff member talks with a mother and her child, with a first aid kit on the table.
A Kenyan woman wearing an orange dress works at her sewing machine inside her home.
A young Kenyan girl stands between her parents, holding a large bowl, as her parents pick vegetables from their field.
A young Kenyan girl stands between her parents, holding a large bowl, as her parents pick vegetables from their field.
A young Kenyan girl stands in her front yard, holding a bucket.
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A Kenyan man carries a gardening hoe over his shoulder in his field, smiling at the camera.
A Kenyan woman wearing a light blue vest leans on a wall, smiling.
A Kenyan toddler boy wearing a gray tank top and red shorts smiles up at the camera.
A Kenyan mother sits on her bed, holding her child, with a staff member leaning over and looking at the child.
A Kenyan woman wearing a green and red dress bends over her garden, picking something from the ground.
Two hands hold out two palmfuls of red and white beans.
A child holds a sweet potato in her left hand with a plate in her lap, sitting in the grass.
A Kenyan woman wearing a red polo shirt walks along a path.
A Kenyan woman wearing a red polo shirt bends down to gather vegetables, holding a bowl.
The sun rises over the green hills of Rift Valley in Kenya.
The sun peeks out from the horizon line over Rift Valley in Kenya.
Clouds blanket the sky over the grassy hills of Rift Valley in Kenya.
A jeep turns the corner on a dirt road leading up a hill.
A dirt road leads into the greenery of Rift Valley, Kenya.
A small house sits at the bottom of some cliffs in Rift Valley, Kenya.
Two people walk towards a small house at the foot of cliffs in Rift Valley, Kenya.
A Kenyan woman wearing a red polo shirt and black skirt sits on bench, sifting through vegetables in a basin.
A Kenyan woman sits with her husband outside their home, both sifting through vegetables in basins.
A Kenyan farmer tills his land with a gardening hoe, with the sun glinting in the background.
A Kenyan farmer tills his land with a gardening hoe, with the sun glinting in the background.
A Kenyan man stands in his field, holding a gardening hoe over his shoulder.
A Kenyan daughter, son, mother and father stand over their fishing pond.
A Kenyan father leans over his family fishing pond, holding a fishing rod, while his two daughters and son look on.
A Kenyan family of five stand beside their fishing pond, with the father proudly holding a caught fish on a fishing rod.
A goat grazes in the distance in front of an animal enclosure beside wide green hills.
A mother looks over her baby sitting in a swing, while a medical staff rifles through a big bag of equipment.
A young Kenyan girl sits on a small bench inside her house, looking over her shoulder, with a stove behind her.
A Kenyan father holds his daughter in his lap, sitting in their home in front of their kitchen table.
A Kenyan woman sits in front of her clay stove, stirring food in a pot over an open flame.
Empty bowls are laid out on a table beside a plate of chopped leaves and a plate of green peas.
The sun rises over Kenya’s Rift Valley, with a few Kenyans gathered on the road below.
A Kenyan woman wearing a blue and red dress sits casually on her animals’ pen, hands folded in her lap.
A young Kenyan girl sits on the ground outside her home, eating a sweet potato.
A Kenyan medical staff carrying a first aid kit talks to a man carrying his child and standing beside his wife.
A Kenyan medical staff stands, smiling at the camera, carrying a red backpack and a red first aid kit.
A Kenyan medical staff member talks with a mother and her child, with a first aid kit on the table.
A Kenyan woman wearing an orange dress works at her sewing machine inside her home.
A young Kenyan girl stands between her parents, holding a large bowl, as her parents pick vegetables from their field.
A young Kenyan girl stands between her parents, holding a large bowl, as her parents pick vegetables from their field.
A young Kenyan girl stands in her front yard, holding a bucket.