By Betty Gisore | Grants and Administrative Assistant
Prolonged drought lasting from 2018 to 2022, combined with the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, left many people vulnerable to food insecurity in southern Madagascar. In 2021, during the peak of the most severe drought since 1981, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification System (IPC) declared 51% of the population in Anosy to be in crisis, with approximately 30,000 children aged 6- 59 months experiencing acute malnutrition.
In response, SEED Madagascar (SEED) launched an Emergency Food Distribution (EFD) Programme to support children with acute malnourishment and their families across Fort Dauphin. SEED distributed Ready-to-Use-Supplementary Food (RUSF) sachets and unprepared food to support the recovery of 4,843 children and 27,334 of their family members across Fort Dauphin from February 2021 to August 2023.
From April 2023, SEED has focused on promoting longer-term community resilience by supporting Community Health Centres (CSBs) to implement government led ‘Advanced Strategy for Proximity Care’ campaigns, bringing mobile health clinics to the rural communities. Through the campaign, communities received family planning services, HIV screening, COVID-19 and polio vaccinations, and children under five were screened and treated for malnutrition and common diseases like malaria. In addition, SEED provided six CSBs with water storage containers, installed rainwater harvesting system, and supported communities to repair and empty their latrines. This has improved access to clean and safe drinking water for staff and patients and enhanced the hygiene and sanitation of the communities.
SEED is preparing for the next three-year stage of its Recovery and Resilience Programme to support these communities in the longer-term. This will be through supporting early malnutrition identification by caregivers, referral to CSBs and training medical staff in best practices for treating the same.
Thank you in advance for choosing to support this initiative. Your contributions enable SEED to support sustainable change for the people in southeast Madagascar.
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