Improvement of Nutritional Status of Most Vulnerable Communities
Project / Program Summary
I. Basic data
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II. Project / program description
- Objectives
In accordance with the Government's plan against poverty, the project's objective is to mitigate the consequences of food insecurity of the most vulnerable populations, through three types of interventions: 1) In the health sector, by assisting mother and child health (MCH) and nutritional rehabilitation centres; 2) In the education sector, by assisting pre-primary and primary schools, supporting the intensive adult functional literacy (AFL) programme; 3) In the social sector by mobilising the community through high-labour-intensity (HLI) works in the main towns, so as to generate employment and rehabilitate productive infrastructure destroyed over previous years. - Activities / contents
Primary schools: daily distribution during four years of a breakfast and a warm midday meal to primary schoolchildren in rural areas. Beneficiaries will number 25,000 schoolchildren in the first and second years, and 30,000 in the third and fourth years.
Pre-primary schools: Distribution of food rations to 12,000 children.
MCH centres: Distribution of food rations to 88,800 children; and distribution of food rations to 6,600 expectant ad nursing mothers.
HLI activities: distribution of food rations to 4,000 adults in rural areas for training sessions of 48 days each, with an average number of participants of 25 to 30 per training session.
The total number of beneficiaries is 262,200 and the total food commitment for the project is 9,082 metric tons. - Expected outcomes / impacts
The expected outcome of nutritional education to mothers attending the MCH/nutritional rehabilitation centres will be the adoption of sound food habits, thus allowing growth and normal development for their children. To this end, mothers will benefit from education in health, food hygiene, and food quality and utilisation.
As regards schools with canteens and kindergartens, the project will aim to keep children in school and reduce drop-out rates of girls in the last two classes of primary school (CM1 and CM2). In the semi-arid areas of the Northwest and Northeast, school feeding will provide sustenance to school-age children during the lean season from November to May.
The project will have a positive effect on the most vulnerable households, in that food distributed to individuals will represent a saving in the family budget.
The advantage of community works lies in the distribution of family rations (five rations per workers); which will benefit women as well as children. The participating districts or villages will benefit an improved health and road infrastructure (rural roads). As regards functional literacy programmes, food aid provided as a compensation for lack of income will enable adults involved in community activities to dedicate time to learning activities. - Features in line with the Agenda for Action
The project is in line with the agenda for action in the areas of poverty alleviation, education, health and prerequisites for development.
III. Contact point:
| WFP Africa Region Bureau (OSA) Mr. Mohamed Zejjari, Regional Director OSA Mr. Tun Myat, Director RE |
Fax: 0039-06-6513-2839 Tel: 0039-06-6513-2201 Tel: 0039-06-6513-2009 |
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