Project overview

As the first intra-household nutritional comparison study of its kind in the MENA region, the project tracks and analyzes social impact by comparing 200 paired children across 100 households in three governorates.

By matching children with diagnosed intellectual disabilities against their neurotypical siblings within the same home, the study naturally eliminates socioeconomic confounders, ensuring that any identified nutritional disparities are attributable to disability-specific pathways rather than poverty alone.

Ultimately, BRIGHT Egypt aims to close a critical evidence gap and drive actionable policy change by connecting household-level data to national-level advocacy, building a stronger foundation for locally informed, disability-inclusive nutrition interventions.