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The Food for Progress Partnership * Malawi * October 2007The Food for Progress Partnership * Malawi * October 2007

The Food for Progress PartnershipThe Food for Progress Partnership

PPARTNERS IN THE ARTNERS IN THE PPROJECTROJECT

United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA)United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA) . .

Planet Aid, Inc.Planet Aid, Inc.

The Government of MalawiThe Government of Malawi

American Soybean Association / WISHHAmerican Soybean Association / WISHH

DAPP MalawiDAPP Malawi

Presented November 2007

We are pleased to present an overview on how the Food for Progress Partnership is unfolding in Malawi as per 30 October 2007.

As an introduction we will briefly sum up the main objectives of the Partnership.

The Food for Progress PartnershipIntroduction

Objective 1 * Agricultural DevelopmentEstablish 230 Farmers Clubs with 11,500 members toincrease net earnings by at least 30%.

Objective 2 * HIV/AIDS Prevention and CareCover a population of 400,000 people of which240,000 Malawians will be reached with individualcounseling for behavior change through the program called “TCE - Total Control of the Epidemic.”

Expected Outcomes over 3 Years

The Food for Progress PartnershipOverview

Objective 3 * Teacher TrainingSupport the training of 210 rural primary schoolteachers in Malawi at DAPP’s Teacher Training Colleges. Construct and start operating a new Teacher TrainingCollege in Shire Highlands.

Objective 4 * NutritionAmerican Soybean Association to carry out nutritiontraining for 200 Field Officers and 150 students.

Expected Outcomes over 3 Years

The Food for Progress PartnershipOverview

Progress to Date

The Food for Progress PartnershipProgress Report

Expected Results over 3 Years in Brief

240 Farmers Clubs established – with 12,000 smallscale farmers as members

and

improvement of the yield by 35%improvement of income per farmer by 50%decrease of harvest loss by 30%increase of crop varieties by 20%improvement of water assess by 20%

The Food for Progress PartnershipFarmers Clubs

Objective 1: Farmers Club

The Food for Progress PartnershipProgress to Date

240 Farmer Clubs have been established –with 12,000 individuals participating.



9,000 farmers are now growing at least 4 different types of vegetables.



All 12,000 farmers have been trained in tree planting. So far 74,430 seedlings have been produced and planted.



159 rope pumps have been installed, and a rope pump production has been established at DAPP’s Vocational School.


240 model gardens and nurseries have been established and 11,000 farmers are practicing conservation tillage as demonstrated in the gardens.



7,890 farmers have been trained in keeping livestock –and 1,500 farmers have received pigs or goats as pass on loans.



11,890 farmers have participated in malaria campaigns and lessons on HIV/AIDS awareness.

60 preschools have been established.




The farmers meet for Field Days and training in their model gardens.



Quarterly meetings have been conducted in all areas.

Each club has presented results and plans for next quarter.


8,852 of the farmers have enough food for their families.

Expected Results over 3 Years in Brief

Establish and operate 4 TCE Areas covering400,000 people.Reach at least 60% of the target population withindividual counseling.Create demands and access to health services on alocal level – e.g. VCT, PMTCT, ARV’s etc.Mobilize 1,000 Passionates to be active in the fightagainst HIV/AIDS.

The Food for Progress PartnershipTotal Control of the Epidemic


Objective 2: TCE – HIV/AIDS Prevention & Care

200 TCE Field Officers have been recruited and trained. They work in 200 areas – covering 400,000 people.



The Field Officers work through each of their fields of 2,000 people systematically – talking, mobilizing and counseling every individual to adopt safe sexual behavior and tocare for people living with AIDS.



405,840 individuals have been reached.



11,896 volunteers have been mobilized.



353 youth clubs have been established.



42,849 have been referred to VCT.



25,787 orphans have been registered and organized into support groups.



9,119 pregnant women have been referred to PMTCT.


The Field officers organize and support “PositiveLiving Clubs” and establish vegetable gardens.


Expected Results over 3 Years in Brief150 teachers will graduate from or will be studyingat the Teacher Training College of Chilangoma. 7,500 children in rural areas have received lessons. A new Teacher Training College at Amalika inShire Highlands will be constructed and equipped.60 students will be enrolled at the new TeacherTraining College supported by theUSDA agreement - but will graduate after the project period.

The Food for Progress PartnershipTeacher Training

Objective 3: Training of Teachers


214 students are now studying at the DAPP Teacher Training College –respectively in team 2005, 2006 and 2007.



10,700 children in rural primary schools are receiving lessons



The Educational system has been developed. Laptops with internet connection have been installed with one for every 3 students. All computers have access to a database of study tasks and courses from the curriculum.


The Food for Progress PartnershipProgress to date

Additional dormitories and classrooms for 112 students have been constructed at the existing Teacher Training College.



Model gardens have been established for community work and for the College’s consumption.



35 HA of land have been secured for the second Teacher Training College in Thyolo District - and the project has been welcomed by all the local leaders.



Construction contracts have been signed, the access road has been cut and the soil work has started.



25 students for the new college have started – at TTC Chilangoma for the time being. They will move with their teachers as soon as the facilities are in place.

Expected Results over 3 years in brief200 Field Officers and 150 student teachers trainedin basis nutrition and in cooking with soy products.

The Food for Progress PartnershipNutrition

Objective 4: Nutrition


Trainers from WISHH have conducted the first of 3 training sessions for 200 Field Officers and 90 students. The first theme was “Basic nutritional principles”

THANK YOU!

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