Reducing malnutrition and Hunger in children, adolescent girls and women in DRC
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The contribution aims to support a multisectoral nutrition package with a component of cash transfers, to reduce malnutrition and hunger, and promote sustainable diets, services and practices in the DRC. The main target group will be children, adolescent girls and women. The 4-year programme will be implemented in South Kivu, Kasai and Kwilu Provinces. The pro...
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The contribution aims to support a multisectoral nutrition package with a component of cash transfers, to reduce malnutrition and hunger, and promote sustainable diets, services and practices in the DRC. The main target group will be children, adolescent girls and women. The 4-year programme will be implemented in South Kivu, Kasai and Kwilu Provinces. The programme builds on the National Multisectoral Strategic Plan for Nutrition (2016-2020) and complements both the national nutrition programme (PRONANUT) and the World Bank nutrition programme.
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During November 2023 an amendment was done for phase 2, where UNICEF DRC is the Implementing Partner (IP). Following the signature in November, UNICEF DRC were quick to get the programme up and running. During November and December, they successfully identified two local IPs for the delivery of the phase 2 in all the three provinces (Médecins d'Afrique in Kwilu and South Kivu, and Social and Development Centre in Kasai), and they successfully selected the HZ in which they will be working and managed to align their work with the World Bank (WB) financed nutrition programme, to avoid duplications. To avoid delays UNICEF pre-ordered nutrition supplies which will allow them to make quicker gains under output 2 Improved availability of nutrition services and commodities including micronutrient powders (MNP), lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS), and micronutrient supplements (iron and folic acid) for children aged 6-23 months, adolescent girls and pregnant and lactating women in health facilities and communities) 9,651 pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and 1,075 adolescent girls (representing 30.9% and 5%, respectively, of Year 1s target. received iron & folic acid supplementation for the prevention of anaemia. A large part of the funds disbursed to UNICEF in 2023 were therefore used during November and December to procure supplies (UNICEF received $1,056,604 out of the $1,441,599 that was transferred to TPoN upon signing the amendment for phase 2).
Phase I - Through cash transfers improve levels of food security and dietary diversity for household members especially children. - Through cash transfers increase household livelivehoods, incomes and resilience. Phase II - Strengthen the enabling environment for improved maternal, child and adolescent nutrition. - Improve access to high impact nutrition services for children aged 0-23 months, adolescent girls and women. - Develop and integrate early childhood development interventions into community nutrition packages. - Strengthen community engagement to improve nutrition, health and hygiene practices, demand and service utilisation as well as mote investment in the food systems approach.
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