The much-awaited ARISE-NUTRINT Annual Meeting took place on January 22-23, 2024 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, marking the first year of a groundbreaking 4-year project mission to improve adolescent health in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) region. With the participation of 14 partners from 12 countries, the meeting served as an exceptional platform to deliver the one-year progress report from each working group and highlighted plans for the upcoming year.