Programme Against Malnutrition INGENEAS WORKSHOP ON

Programme Against Malnutrition
INGENEAS WORKSHOP ON NUTRITION MESSAGES IN EXTENSION WORK 28th January, 2016 Introduction
What is PAM
q Programme Against Malnutrition is an agricultural based non governmental organisation registered in 1993. q Its mandate is to contribute to the reduction of poverty through interventions that promote sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable people through improved food security, nutrition and incomes q PAM has since evolved from relief to an expanded mandate incorporating Agriculture, Nutrition & HIV/AIDS development Programmes Vision
§ Attainment of prosperous livelihoods for all targeted vulnerable groups in Zambia Mission
§ PAM endeavors to contribute to poverty reduction interventions that promote sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable people through improved food security nutrition and incomes Overall Objectives § To raise the nutritional status of vulnerable groups in Zambia § To improve livelihoods through increasing productivity and promoting entrepreneurship in targeted areas § To improve acess to food and non-­‐ food items during disaster situations in affected areas § To provide coordinated support services for efJicient management of emergencies and development programmes and resources Empowering Women through
Agricultural Support Project –
EWAS II
q With support from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, PAM is implementing Phase II of the EWAS Project from September 2015 to August 2017. Phase I was implemented as a 2 ½ pilot project from December 2012 to June 2015 E-WAS Objectives
Overall Objective To improve women farmers’ livelihoods through increased incomes and resilience to the effects of climate change. SpeciJic Objectives: o Promotion of Conservation Farming and livelihood technologies o Environmental protection o Value addition and Marketing o Capacity building of participating farmers o Climate change sensitizations o Gender equity and equality in resource allocation and management Operational Districts
q Characterized by frequent and prolonged
dry spells
q B eneficiaries of relief food from
government nearly every year
q M ain source of livelihood include
subsistence crop production,
livestock
rearing and trading.
Gwembe Senanga q The project targeted to empower 4500
female farmers to fight rural poverty and
local deforestation
q The project reached a total of 5 134 (1
190 M and 3 944 F)
Implementation Approach
o Focussed Group Discussions o  Food Calendar o  Food Groups (Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Proteins & Dairy) o  Food Pyramids Methodology
o  Through Lead farmers and Nutritional Promoters Project Successful Interventions
Home gardens & climate smart technologies (CF) Climate change awareness crea>on and environmental protec>on Value Addi>on and Market linkages Food processing, preserva>on & u>liza>on c Small livestock produc>on pass on scheme Food & Nutri>on security, increased incomes Capacity building –
trainings & demonstra>on
s Nutrition Messages
o  Give yourself and those you love good , fresh and nutritious food o  Whole grains make a difference in your diet o  Vitamin A is good for eye sight and a healthy skin; Feed your children with orange maize products o  Ensure that you diversify your staple food crops to avoid food insecurity and malnutrition problems during droughts and Jloods o  Give your children under Jive adequate complimentary foods at least Jive times a day o  Prepare and feed your family’s meals from at least all the Jive food groups (A balanced diet) Gardening at HH level
Recommendations
Ø  Female farmers are key and more need to be empowered as they play a major
role in food security and family welfare (health, education and nutrition etc)
Ø Increase support to programmes such as E-WAS that address female farmers’
vulnerabilities. Such support should ideally be at least for 4 years.
Ø Agricultural researchers to give attention to technological needs of female
farmers and make appropriate technologies available and affordable e.g. on farm transport, rippers etc
Ø E-WAS I interventions i.e. small livestock, home gardens, food preservation
and value addition- good empowerment strategies for female farmers that
improve food & nutrition security and increase household incomes and need to
be scaled up to more districts –government and donors to consider funding
the scaling up to other districts
Conclusion
Ø PAM is taking a holistic approach in tackling the challenges
female farmers face, a model which we strongly feel can be
replicated in other districts
Ø PAM greatly appreciates the support from the RNE for the past
2 ½ years and looks forward to the strengthened collaboration
under the extension within Gwembe and Senanga in the next two
years
Ø Looking for further financial support from the govt and other
donors to scale up successful interventions to other areas,
currently proposed districts: Pemba, Sinazongwe, Nalolo and
Kaoma.
Thank you for your
attention!!!