Â鶹ÊÓƵ is partnering with the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) and NGOs to strengthen the resilience of poor and food insecure Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. This infographic provides a snapshot of the results of the first phase of the project that helped 200 families, half of which headed by women, have climate-smart agricultural assets to improve the families dietary intake and generate income.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s goals require a participatory gender analysis which highlights the separate needs of women, men, girls and boys in terms of food security, the intersection between a context of ongoing military occupation and food insecurity in Palestine, as well as an understanding of the importance of a gender analysis in contexts where social injustices preside. Results of this gender analysis help Â鶹ÊÓƵ design targeted activities that are effective, efficient, empowering and transformative.
In cities and urban areas in East Africa, livelihoods and incomes of populations are seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for those living in informal settlements. These urban populations are more vulnerable to food insecurity and unstable livelihoods as they mainly depend on the informal sector. It is estimated that the number of food insecure people in East Africa will increase to more than 41 million people because of COVID-19 including 14 million urban dwellers.
Over the past three years since 2017, the market environment in Cox¡¯s Bazar has evolved substantially in response to varying forces, with significant economic interaction between the enterprises and individuals inside and outside the Rohingya refugee camps. Building on the rich information provided by previous studies, this assessment attempted to diagnose the market situation and functionality, and provide the most up-to-date information as the humanitarian actors consider moving towards market-based approaches in the future.
The closure of schools across the region due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has meant that large numbers of vulnerable children have been unable to access formal learning, school meals and selected nutrition and health services for extended periods. School meals provided at school contribute vital nutrients to the children¡¯s diets, while acting as a motivation for school attendance particularly for the most marginalized and needy children. Equally important is the access to basic preventive and promotive health and nutrition services, such as the delivery of iron supplements, de-worming, and oral health and nutrition checks that are provided via the school platform. Therefore, there is an urgency for putting multi-sectoral measures in place to build back better and protect and enhance the nutrition and health outcomes of school children as they return to school.
This document has been developed by Â鶹ÊÓƵ and UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Offices and provides a non-exhaustive list of recommended multi-sectoral actions for Government, UNICEF, Â鶹ÊÓƵ and other partners to consider as part of their short and longer-term planning for and implementation of school reopening. Part one of this checklist is focused on key nutrition actions, with part two focusing on child protection, WASH, education and health actions. The actions are divided into those that should be put in place prior to schools re-opening, and after schools have opened.
In Ghana, the SBCC strategy which was a part of a stunting and micronutrient prevention programme was planned to serve as a vehicle to promote the consumption of locally produced SNFs and other locally available nutritious foods; serve as feedback mechanism to the distribution of SNFs and non-SNFs; improve attendance to health services (Antenatal, Postnatal and Child Welfare Clinics ¨C ANC, PNC and CWC); and for adoption of positive lifestyles.
Using infographics and animated videos on social media, Â鶹ÊÓƵ creates awareness of Monsoon preparedness for communities facing floods and landslides, . From May onwards, the campaign reached communities through inter-faith leaders.
These challenging times, brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic, compel humanitarian and development agencies like Â鶹ÊÓƵ to demonstrate innovation, efficiency, and perseverance to keep meeting the needs of vulnerable populations through the delivery of quality services. Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been working closely with the Government of Uganda and its other partners to ensure that the delivery of essential services such as food and cash, as well as logistical support, continue unhindered and compliant with Government directives during this unprecedented global pandemic.
Here are just of few of the ways Â鶹ÊÓƵ has continued to support Ugandans, and those seeking refuge in Uganda, towards Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger during the COVID-19 response
The Economic Vulnerability Index is designed by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Nepal¡¯s Evidence, Policy and Innovation Unit and is part of the existing toolbox of vulnerability analyses, targeting and programming assistance being used by country office and partner organizations.
It has been effectively used to support the targeting of municipalities for Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme and in Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Joint Proposal for COVID-19 Livelihood and Economic Recovery in Nepal.
During the current COVID crisis, the Index is particularly useful where applied in combination with tools such as household surveys and government consultations in order to conduct geographical targeting, to calculating affected persons, using methods similar to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s 72-Hour Approach, and can also be used as a basis to prioritize more in-depth food security and vulnerability analyses.
The MTR of the rCRF takes stock of how the current CRF responds to the corporate need to measure achievements in programme and management performance, identifies areas for improvement and recommends the way forward for the next CRF cycle. This document is a two-page summary of the full report.
Limited availability of covered space for storage of food grains across India, is a key concern for both the Government and its farmers. To address this challenge, Â鶹ÊÓƵ India is exploring possibilities for increasing storage capacities, especially via Mobile Storage Units (MSU) that are used by Â鶹ÊÓƵ globally.
In January 2020, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) launched its new strategy in support of school health and nutrition for the school children of the world. One month later COVID-19 emerged and within weeks became a pandemic that led to 1.6 billion school children being excluded from schools globally by March 2020. School health and nutrition were always important for the growth and development of school children, but in this new COVID world they are even more important. This is a call to action: for governments, partners and Â鶹ÊÓƵ staff to help countries now to maintain care and support for the out-of-school children, and next to use school health and nutrition programmes as a key incentive for families to send their children back to school, and to build back schools better.
