Grants and Contributions:

P001040001 : Southern African Nutrition Initiative P001040003 : Southern African Nutrition Initiative - Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) P001040004 : Southern African Nutrition Initiative - Phase II - COVID-19 Response

5007062252 D002000001 P001040001 P001040003 P001040004

$25,017,438.00

Mar 17, 2016 - Jan 31, 2023

P001040001 : This initiative aims to improve the nutritional status of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) and children under 5 years, while working with local health authorities. Activities include: (1) training health workers to provide education on and identify, monitor and treat malnutrition in mothers, pregnant and breastfeeding women and infants and children under 5 years; (2) delivering campaigns to encourage optimal breastfeeding, establishing household and school gardens to grow a diversity of nutritious foods, and holding cooking demonstrations to encourage use of new and unfamiliar foods; (3) constructing, rehabilitating and maintaining community water sources; and, (4) raising awareness on good water, sanitation and hygiene practices, as well as promoting open dialogue on gender norms and distribution of food, resources and assets within households and across household members. This initiative is expected to contribute directly to the improved health of approximately 190,000 women, children and men directly, and over 1 million individuals indirectly. The initiative is being implemented in Malawi (Dowa and Ntchisi districts), Mozambique (Funahlouro and Homoine districts) and Zambia (Mpika and Shiwa Ng’andu districts). It is implemented through a consortium led by Care Canada, and including McGill University, CUSO International, and the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development. Project implementation is also supported by the following local partners: in Malawi: Development Aid from People to People; in Mozambique: Associação Para Promoção e Desenvolvimento da Mulher, Associação Juvenil para a Educação e Promoção de Juventude, and REDE Pastoral de Homoine; and in Zambia: the National Food and Nutrition Commission and the CSO SUN Alliance. P001040003 : This project aims to lessen the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on poor and marginalized communities in targeted areas of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. Aligned with national pandemic response plans, this project works to help reduce the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable people, particularly women and girls, by increasing the capacity of health care centers, health care workers, and communities to prevent and respond to the pandemic. Project activities include: (1) providing training to facility- and community-based health workers to better identify and respond to COVID-19; (2) providing health centers with essential hygiene and sanitation supplies, including locally-procured personal protective equipment; (3) raising awareness about COVID-19 prevention and safe hygiene and sanitation practices among community members; (4) increasing access to essential hygiene and sanitation supplies at the household level; and (5) strengthening community-based sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response mechanisms. This project expects to directly benefit 59,000 women, girls, men, and boys in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. This project also expects to indirectly benefit an additional 1,075,000 women, men, girls and boys. P001040004 : This project aims to lessen the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on poor and marginalized communities in targeted areas of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. Aligned with national pandemic response plans, this project works to help reduce the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable people, particularly women and girls, by improving nutrition and food security resilience among households and communities, and strengthening community-level sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response mechanisms. Project activities include: (1) 6,250 farm households in Zambia and in Mozambique are receiving training and support through Farmer Field Business Schools to improve farming practices and marketing skills, leading to increased food security and strengthened livelihoods; (2) 200 households in Mozambique at greatest risk of severe malnutrition are receiving a cash transfer package so that they can purchase essential food; (3) 620 Village Savings and Loans Associations in Malawi and Zambia are being strengthened and expanded to support women’s income generating activities; (4) Community Health Workers are being supported to conduct nutritional status detection, monitoring and treatment to reduce the incidence of malnutrition among women of reproductive age and children under 5YOA; (5) linkages between health care workers and community health workers are being strengthened to improve the delivery of survivor-centred support and referral to services; (6) training and awareness on issues related to gender inequality, SRHR and positive masculinities are being conducted with community health workers, local faith and opinion leaders, young people, and parents. This phase of CARE Canada's COVID-19 response expects to directly benefit 61,900 women, girls, men, and boys in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. This project also expects to indirectly benefit an additional 286,550 women, men, girls and boys.

Global Affairs Canada

P001040001 : The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved nutrition of mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under 5 years through consumption of nutritious foods; (2) improved maternal, infant and young child nutrition and gender sensitive agriculture and water, sanitation and hygiene practices of men, women and caregivers; and (3) strengthened governance and accountability of gender-equitable nutrition policies and programs for mothers, pregnant women, newborns and children under 5 years.

P001040003 : The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved capacity of health centers and health care workers to prevent and respond to COVID-19; and (2) increased capacity of communities to prevent and respond to COVID-19.

P001040004 : The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved ability of communities and individuals affected by COVID-19, especially those experiencing marginalization and/or vulnerability, to address their nutrition and food security needs; and, (2) increased capacity of communities to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2E 7X6

GC-2016-Q4-0025

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

118838333

Not-for-profit organization or charity

The end date is changed to January 31, 2023.

Mar 31, 2021

CARE Canada

Ottawa West--Nepean

35079

International Development Assistance Program

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.