sLuM: fight against malnutrition in informal settlements in peri-urban areas
Burkina Faso
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FinalisationAid type
Project-type interventionsBurkina Faso
Location
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€ 1,120,388
Committed
Committed
€ 1,120,388
Used
Used
Description
The project aims to improve the capacity of the community in the Zagtouli neighborhood, on the suburbs of Ouagadougou, to prevent and treat acute childhood malnutrition. The fight against acute malnutrition will take place through the achievement of three results through a multisectoral approach: the strengthening of local health services, the prevention, identification and management of cases of acute infantile malnutrition. These services will initially be enhanced by updating the skills of health agents, which will benefit both the Zagtouli health center and the community. Thanks to the skills acquired or improved, health agents will proceed to a better identification of acute (moderate and severe) childhood malnutrition by measuring anthropometric parameters, which will occur: i) at each contact with patients in the health center; ii) through screening campaigns organized ad hoc, during which health agents will teach families to recognize the signs of childhood malnutrition themselves, through the search for bilateral edema and the measurement of the brachial perimeter of their children. Agents and/or families will report identified cases of malnutrition to the health center, so that their medical care is guaranteed. At the family/community level, health agents will teach families how to take charge and follow up to ensure the nutritional recovery of their malnourished children, through targeted education (nutritional education and cooking demonstrations) and cycles of supplementation in local foods, highly energetic, to be carried out directly at home. Community capacities to prevent acute malnutrition will also be enhanced through nutritional education sessions on proper nutrition practices for 6-23-month-old babies. Mothers and families will be made aware of the importance of exclusive breastfeeding, the introduction of complementary feeding, the frequency and diversification of meals. Still from a curative and preventive perspective, the initiative intends to act on the socio-economic level of families, improving their ability to access varied and quality food. We will then proceed with the development/strengthening of income-generating activities, which will allow families to purchase food, and the promotion of urban horticulture through innovative techniques, which will allow the self-production of food. Finally, it is planned to strengthen sanitation services at the community level, as another fundamental component to prevent malnutrition. For this reason, the initiative proposes the construction/renovation of latrines and boreholes in schools, and bornes fontaines in different areas of Zagtouli. The enhanced access to hygienic infrastructures, combined with information, education and communication actions, will encourage the adoption of lasting hygiene practices that will permanently decrease the risk of the manifestation of pathologies at the origin of malnutrition, in addition to the transmission of other diseases such as Covid- 19. The initiative will be implemented through a solid partnership both with local health institutions (the health district of Boulmiougou) and with community-based organizations already active at local level (ADAPMI).
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| Year | Committed | Used |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | € 0 | € 448,155 |
| 2022 | € 1,120,388 | € 672,233 |
Agency
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| Government | AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development | 11000 |
Channel reported
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| National NGO | MEDICUS MUNDI ITALIA ONG/ON | 22000 |
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