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From Joint Analysis to Humanitarian/Development Nexus and Peace Programming – the Food Security and Nutrition experience
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Case study from DRC:
Integrated approach to combat stunting in South Kivu
1. Contexte : Child malnutrition in South Kivu: Alarming figures!
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Number of stunted children in DRC, (DHS 2013-2014)
Stunting rates in DRC, (DHS 2013-2014)
53%
>425,000
1. Contexte :
The response: a multisectoral and integrated approach
« Nutrition - Food Security - WASH »
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Component 1:
Specific nutrition
interventions
Component 2:
Improvement of
agricultural production
and food security
Component 3:
Multisectoral
coordination
Package of additional
interventions : Water,
Hygiene, and Sanitation
(WASH)
Global objective:
Contribute to the
reduction of stunting
in children in South
Kivu
1. Contexte : Main results for Phase I
192,000
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People have access to WASH through healthy
schools and healthy villages
national program
11,000Pregnant and
lactating women have access to services and
nutritious food
25,000Children under five
have access to services and
nutritious foods
2,700Households have
access to agriculture production
39.48
24.8
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29.1
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20
30
40
50
60
SCA Insuffisante SCA Limite SCA Acceptable
Nutrition status in children – Jan 2016 and August 2017
Food Score consumption – Jan 2016 and August 2017
1. Contexte :
Challenges, best practices and lessons learnt and
perspectives
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Constraints and challenges
• Inaccessibility to areas
• Unpredictable security situation
• Low coverage and reach
• Traditional behaviors “resistance to change”
• Limited funding
Best practices and lessons learnt
• Coordination of stakeholders around local/community
authorities guaranties efficiency and sustainability
• Increased utilization of services and local
development initiatives
• Improved commitment and community ownership
• WASH and nutrition joint community approaches for
better results
• Improved implementation of emergency and
development approaches
• Integration of activities into national program (WASH)
Perspectives
1. Expand intervention; scale-up
(new phase) 2018 – 20202. Sustain coordination structures in
charge of nutrition, health and agriculture at all administrative levels.
3. Advocacy for increasd
investment and
mainstreaming the
"empowerment of women“ and
early childhood development
Sustainability: Sustainable
systems and community
approaches through various
sectors and programs
Food security and nutrition, a chance for development in a fragile context:
South Kivu
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This program is financed by the Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation (SDC), and implemented
thanks to the technical and financial support of FAO, UNICEF
and WFP, in partnership with the SUN initiative - Scaling Up
Nutrition. The Wash intervention package is jointly financed by
the USAID and UKaid.