| Reporting Organization: | Mennonite Central Committee Canada |
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| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 10,525,786 |
| Timeframe: | July 1, 2016 - September 15, 2019 |
| Status: | Implementation |
| Contact Information: |
Laura VanderGriendt [email protected] |
Mennonite Central Committee Canada
| Afghanistan - $ 10,525,786.00 (100.00%) | |
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| Health Promotion & Education (25 %) | |
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| Health Systems, Training & Infrastructure (25 %) | |
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| Newborn & Child Health (25 %) | |
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| Nutrition (25 %) | |
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This project aims to improve dietary diversity, enhance food security, ensure access to clean water and provide hygiene education and access to essential sanitation facilities in the Kandahar, Bamyan and Wardak provinces. More specifically, it focuses on the provision of life-saving services for the identification and treatment of acute malnutrition in children under five in Kandahar province and the prevention of malnutrition in Bamyan and Wardak. This initiative aims to use a holistic approach, addressing the improvement of infant and young child feeding practices, nutrition for pregnant and lactating women, dietary diversity and family food preparation, early care seeking for common causes of under-five morbidity and mortality, and hygiene and sanitation promotion. Project activities include: (1) providing training in nutrition, dietary diversity, family food preparation; (2) providing training in establishment and maintenance of kitchen gardening; (3) distributing vegetable seeds; (4) equipping and providing ongoing support and supervision for the treatment of the common coexisting childhood illnesses in children; (5) building or rehabilitating water point and latrines for communities, schools, and clinics; and (6) providing training on improved hygiene and sanitation. The project is expected to benefit 232,490 women, children, and newborns. Mennonite Central Committee Canada is working with Medair on the implementation of this project.
| Gender and age: | Adult men Children, girls Children, boys Under-5 children Adult women |
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| Descriptors: | Urban Rural Local minority groups Hazara |
| Total Direct Population: | 61,705 |
| Total Indirect Population: | 59,895 |
| Behaviour change activities implemented | |
| Beneficiary women and men trained | |
| Gender-sensitive food Security KPC surveys conducted | |
| Latrines built or rehabilitated | |
| 2 | Gender-sensitive WASH assessment conducted |
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased consumption of nutritious foods and supplements by mothers, pregnant and lactating women, newborns, and children under five; (2) improved utilization of essential health services by mothers, pregnant and lactating women, newborns and children under five; and (3) reduced vulnerability of mothers and children to water-related and other preventable diseases.
Results achieved as of March 2019 include: (1) increase from 2.1% to 23% (the target was 10%) in the number of children in targeted households who received foods from four or more food groups (a requirement for minimum dietary diversity) in the Central Highlands area, while the Kandahar area saw an average increase from 2.1% to just under the target of 10%; (2) 20% increase (meeting the target) in the number of mothers, pregnant women and children under the age of five, who accessed health and nutrition services that were supported by the project; (3) 7,548 people gained access to improved water sources (49% of the target of 15,345 people); and (4) 1,634 people received improved sanitation facilities (76.5% of the target of 2,136 people).
